How To Pronounce Adventurous
adventurous
How To Say Adventurous Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, adventurous is pronounced /ædˈven.tʃə.rəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ædˈvẽn.tʃə.rəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ædˈven.tʃə.rəs/.
Adventurous has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Adventurous has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Adventurous
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Adventurous /ædˈven.tʃə.rəs/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Adventurous /ædˈven.tʃə.rəs/
Questions About Adventurous
How do you say adventurous phonetically?
Adventurous sounds like ad-VEN-chuh-ruhs in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce adventurous in British English?
In British English, adventurous is pronounced /ædˈven.tʃə.rəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ædˈvẽn.tʃə.rəs].
How do you pronounce adventurous in American English?
In American English, adventurous is pronounced /ædˈven.tʃə.rəs/.
How many syllables are in adventurous?
Adventurous has four syllables, /æd/ + /ven/ + /tʃə/ + /rəs/.
Where is the stress in adventurous?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ven/.
Do British and American English pronounce adventurous the same way?
Yes. Both are /ædˈven.tʃə.rəs/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Adventurous
Adventurous has four syllables. See how adventurous divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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