How To Pronounce Ahead of
ahead of
In British English, ahead of is pronounced /əˈhed.əv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈhed.əv]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈhed.əv/.
Ahead of 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
Ahead of 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.
Questions About Ahead of
How do you pronounce ahead of in British English?
In British English, ahead of is pronounced /əˈhed.əv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈhed.əv].
How do you pronounce ahead of in American English?
In American English, ahead of is pronounced /əˈhed.əv/.
How many syllables are in ahead of?
Ahead of has three syllables, /ə/ + /hed/ + /əv/.
Where is the stress in ahead of?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /hed/.
Do British and American English pronounce ahead of the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈhed.əv/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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