How To Pronounce Audience
audience
In British English, audience is pronounced /ˈɔː.di.əns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɔː.di.ə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɔː.di.əns/.
Audience has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Audience has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Audience
How do you pronounce audience in British English?
In British English, audience is pronounced /ˈɔː.di.əns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɔː.di.ə̃ns].
How do you pronounce audience in American English?
In American English, audience is pronounced /ˈɔː.di.əns/.
How many syllables are in audience?
Audience has three syllables, /ɔː/ + /di/ + /əns/.
Where is the stress in audience?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce audience the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɔː.di.əns/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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