How To Pronounce Bakery
bakery
In British English, bakery is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbeɪ.kə.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/.
Bakery 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
Bakery 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 Bakery
How do you pronounce bakery in British English?
In British English, bakery is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbeɪ.kə.ri].
How do you pronounce bakery in American English?
In American English, bakery is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/.
How many syllables are in bakery?
Bakery has three syllables, /beɪ/ + /kə/ + /ri/.
Where is the stress in bakery?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /beɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce bakery the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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