How To Pronounce All of a sudden
all of a sudden
In British English, all of a sudden is pronounced /ˌɔːl.əv.əˈsʌd.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɔːl.əv.əˈsʌd.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɔːl.əv.əˈsʌd.ən/.
All of a sudden has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
All of a sudden has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About All of a sudden
How do you pronounce all of a sudden in British English?
In British English, all of a sudden is pronounced /ˌɔːl.əv.əˈsʌd.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɔːl.əv.əˈsʌd.n̩].
How do you pronounce all of a sudden in American English?
In American English, all of a sudden is pronounced /ˌɔːl.əv.əˈsʌd.ən/.
How many syllables are in all of a sudden?
All of a sudden has five syllables, /ɔːl/ + /əv/ + /ə/ + /sʌd/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in all of a sudden?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /sʌd/.
Do British and American English pronounce all of a sudden the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌɔːl.əv.əˈsʌd.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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