How To Pronounce Asylum
asylum
In British English, asylum is pronounced /əˈsaɪ.ləm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈsaɪ.lə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈsaɪ.ləm/.
Asylum 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
Asylum 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.
Questions About Asylum
How do you pronounce asylum in British English?
In British English, asylum is pronounced /əˈsaɪ.ləm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈsaɪ.lə̃m].
How do you pronounce asylum in American English?
In American English, asylum is pronounced /əˈsaɪ.ləm/.
How many syllables are in asylum?
Asylum has three syllables, /ə/ + /saɪ/ + /ləm/.
Where is the stress in asylum?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /saɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce asylum the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈsaɪ.ləm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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