How To Pronounce Album
album
In British English, album is pronounced /ˈæl.bəm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈæɫ.bə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈæl.bəm/.
Album has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Album has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Album
How do you pronounce album in British English?
In British English, album is pronounced /ˈæl.bəm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈæɫ.bə̃m].
How do you pronounce album in American English?
In American English, album is pronounced /ˈæl.bəm/.
How many syllables are in album?
Album has two syllables, /æl/ + /bəm/.
Where is the stress in album?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /æl/.
Do British and American English pronounce album the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈæl.bəm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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