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