How To Pronounce Ballast
ballast
In British English, ballast is pronounced /ˈbæl.əst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbæl.əst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbæl.əst/.
Ballast has two 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
Ballast has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Ballast
How do you pronounce ballast in British English?
In British English, ballast is pronounced /ˈbæl.əst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbæl.əst̚].
How do you pronounce ballast in American English?
In American English, ballast is pronounced /ˈbæl.əst/.
How many syllables are in ballast?
Ballast has two syllables, /bæl/ + /əst/.
Where is the stress in ballast?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bæl/.
Do British and American English pronounce ballast the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbæl.əst/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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