How To Pronounce Anxiety
anxiety
In British English, anxiety is pronounced /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ or /æŋˈzaɪə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æ̃ŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̯i/.
Anxiety has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Anxiety has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Anxiety
Questions About Anxiety
How do you pronounce anxiety in British English?
In British English, anxiety is pronounced /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ or /æŋˈzaɪə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æ̃ŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti].
How do you pronounce anxiety in American English?
In American English, anxiety is pronounced /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̯i/.
How many syllables are in anxiety?
Anxiety has four syllables, /æŋ/ + /zaɪ/ + /ə/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in anxiety?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /zaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce anxiety the same way?
No. British English has /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ and American English has /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̯i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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