How To Pronounce Alliteration
alliteration
In British English, alliteration is pronounced /əˌlɪt.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˌlɪt.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˌlɪt.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.
Alliteration 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
Alliteration 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.
Words That Rhyme With Alliteration
Questions About Alliteration
How do you pronounce alliteration in British English?
In British English, alliteration is pronounced /əˌlɪt.əˈreɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˌlɪt.əˈreɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce alliteration in American English?
In American English, alliteration is pronounced /əˌlɪt.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in alliteration?
Alliteration has five syllables, /ə/ + /lɪt/ + /ə/ + /reɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in alliteration?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /reɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce alliteration the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˌlɪt.əˈreɪ.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
Nearby Words
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