How To Pronounce Bacterium
bacterium
In British English, bacterium is pronounced /bækˈtɪə.ri.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bækˈtʰɪə.ri.ə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /bækˈtɪr.i.əm/.
Bacterium 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
Bacterium 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.
Questions About Bacterium
How do you pronounce bacterium in British English?
In British English, bacterium is pronounced /bækˈtɪə.ri.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bækˈtʰɪə.ri.ə̃m].
How do you pronounce bacterium in American English?
In American English, bacterium is pronounced /bækˈtɪr.i.əm/.
How many syllables are in bacterium?
Bacterium has four syllables, /bæk/ + /tɪə/ + /ri/ + /əm/.
Where is the stress in bacterium?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tɪə/.
Do British and American English pronounce bacterium the same way?
No. British English has /bækˈtɪə.ri.əm/ and American English has /bækˈtɪr.i.əm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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