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In succulent, does the second u have the same sound of u in use?

The symbol is y and an upside down e. Another dictionary gives a symbol j with an upside down e. Why are they different? The u in use has symbol yoo with an upper bar, or yuh, or yu with a double-dot. I think the last one is IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet ). Which one(s) is (are) Webster's symbol? Is there a word with sound u with a double-dot but without y in the front of it? I am only talking about American English. Thank you.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Succulent is pronounced:  SUCK-you-lent.

Yma16 · Answer

Is use pronounced you-s?  If the answer is yes, why do they have different symbols?

Blue Jay · Answer

Here are some examples of native speakers (except #2) saying succulent:
http://www.forvo.com/word/succulent/#en

CalifJim · Answer

yma16In succulent, does the second u have the same sound of u in use?

No. Not if you hear it at normal conversational speed. You can pronounce it that way when you say the word very slowly and carefully, but in normal speech the 'yoo' becomes something more like 'yuh'. I'd say that most of the time you won't hear that second 'u' as in 'use', but as in 'pull' (but with the 'y' sound before it).

yma16Another dictionary gives a symbol j with an upside down e.

That's IPA. The others you mentioned are from various dictionaries. Look up the word 'succulent' in different dictionaries and you may see a variety of ways of coding the sound.
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Depending on the speaker, you may hear these for 'succulent': /'s?kj?l?nt/ /'s?kj?l?nt/

yma16 Is there a word with sound u with a double-dot but without y in the front of it?

I have no idea about the meaning of the double-dot, but here is the IPA for the word 'pull': /p?l/

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