How To Pronounce Agenda

agenda

UK
Phonemic
/əˈdʒen.də/
Phonetic
[əˈdʒẽn.də]
US
Phonemic
/əˈdʒen.də/

In British English, agenda is pronounced /əˈdʒen.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈdʒẽn.də]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈdʒen.də/.

Agenda has three 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

ədʒendə

Agenda has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

agenda + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/əˈdʒen.dəz/
US
/əˈdʒen.dəz/

Words That Rhyme With Agenda

Questions About Agenda

How do you pronounce agenda in British English?

In British English, agenda is pronounced /əˈdʒen.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈdʒẽn.də].

How do you pronounce agenda in American English?

In American English, agenda is pronounced /əˈdʒen.də/.

How many syllables are in agenda?

Agenda has three syllables, /ə/ + /dʒen/ + /də/.

Where is the stress in agenda?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /dʒen/.

Do British and American English pronounce agenda the same way?

Yes. Both are /əˈdʒen.də/.

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