How To Pronounce Alumni
alumni
How To Say Alumni Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, alumni is pronounced /əˈlʌm.naɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈlʌ̃m.naɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈlʌm.naɪ/.
Alumni 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
Alumni 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.
Transcription Tips For Alumni
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Alumni /əˈlʌm.naɪ/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Alumni /əˈlʌm.naɪ/
Questions About Alumni
How do you say alumni phonetically?
Alumni sounds like uh-LUM-ny in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce alumni in British English?
In British English, alumni is pronounced /əˈlʌm.naɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈlʌ̃m.naɪ].
How do you pronounce alumni in American English?
In American English, alumni is pronounced /əˈlʌm.naɪ/.
How many syllables are in alumni?
Alumni has three syllables, /ə/ + /lʌm/ + /naɪ/.
Where is the stress in alumni?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /lʌm/.
Do British and American English pronounce alumni the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈlʌm.naɪ/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Alumni
Alumni has three syllables. See how alumni divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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