How To Pronounce Assassination
assassination
How To Say Assassination Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, assassination is pronounced /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
Assassination 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
Assassination 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 Assassination
Transcription Tips For Assassination
- Rule 18
a Before s Or ss
When s or ss follows the letter a, the vowel is long. An exception is gas /ɡæs/.
mask /mɑːsk/class /klɑːs/past /pɑːst/
Assassination is an exception. It is /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ in British English.
- Rule 1
Double Letters
Double letters usually realise one sound. There are some cases where double letters realise two sounds, which usually happens with cc and zz.
letter /ˈlet.ə/bigger /ˈbɪɡ.ə/manner /ˈmæn.ə/
Here. Assassination /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
- 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. Assassination /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
- 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. Assassination /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Questions About Assassination
How do you say assassination phonetically?
Assassination sounds like uh-sas-uh-NAY-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce assassination in British English?
In British English, assassination is pronounced /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce assassination in American English?
In American English, assassination is pronounced /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in assassination?
Assassination has five syllables, /ə/ + /sæs/ + /ə/ + /neɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in assassination?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /neɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce assassination the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Assassination
Assassination has five syllables. See how assassination divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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