How To Pronounce Amazed
amazed
In British English, amazed is pronounced /əˈmeɪzd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmeɪzd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈmeɪzd/.
Amazed has two 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
Amazed has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Amazed
How do you pronounce amazed in British English?
In British English, amazed is pronounced /əˈmeɪzd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmeɪzd̚].
How do you pronounce amazed in American English?
In American English, amazed is pronounced /əˈmeɪzd/.
How many syllables are in amazed?
Amazed has two syllables, /ə/ + /meɪzd/.
Where is the stress in amazed?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /meɪzd/.
Do British and American English pronounce amazed the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈmeɪzd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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