How To Pronounce Attendance
attendance
In British English, attendance is pronounced /əˈten.dəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈtʰẽn.də̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈten.dəns/.
Attendance 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
Attendance 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.
Words That Rhyme With Attendance
Questions About Attendance
How do you pronounce attendance in British English?
In British English, attendance is pronounced /əˈten.dəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈtʰẽn.də̃ns].
How do you pronounce attendance in American English?
In American English, attendance is pronounced /əˈten.dəns/.
How many syllables are in attendance?
Attendance has three syllables, /ə/ + /ten/ + /dəns/.
Where is the stress in attendance?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ten/.
Do British and American English pronounce attendance the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈten.dəns/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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