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How do you pronounce "posible" in Spanish?

Q: How do you pronounce posible in Spanish?

posible is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /poˈsi.βle/. It means “possible.” poh-SEE-bleh, three beats with a soft b and a fully pronounced final e.

poh-SEE-bleh, three beats with a soft b and a fully pronounced final e.

posible /poˈsi.βle/

Three syllables — po-SI-ble — with the stress on the second-to-last, which is the default placement. One form for both genders, so only the plural "posibles" changes and the stress stays put. The noun "posibilidad" stretches to six syllables and moves the beat to the very end, following the d-ending rule.

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Sound it out

po An unaspirated p and a pure "oh". Unstressed, but fully rounded rather than reduced toward "puh".

si A hissing s and a tight "ee" as in "see", carrying the stress. Note the s stays a clean hiss between vowels, where English would voice it.

ble A soft b between the vowel and the l, with the lips approaching but not meeting, then a bright forward l and a short "eh".

Hear it in a sentence

¿Es posible cambiar la fecha?

Is it possible to change the date?

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"¿Es posible cambiar la fecha?" pairs the adjective with an infinitive and needs no preposition between them. "Fecha" has the ch of English "church", FEH-cha, and "cambiar" glides its ia into one final beat. Say "posible cambiar" and the final e links straight into the k with no pause.

Where English speakers slip

The English "possible" is so close that speakers import it wholesale: front stress, a reduced ending, and no final vowel at all. Spanish has three full syllables ending in a clear "eh", with the beat on SI. The s between vowels also gets voiced into a z by English reflex, and the b needs softening rather than popping.