How To Pronounce Bamboo
bamboo
In British English, bamboo is pronounced /bæmˈbuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bæ̃mˈbʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /bæmˈbuː/.
Bamboo has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Bamboo has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Bamboo
Questions About Bamboo
How do you pronounce bamboo in British English?
In British English, bamboo is pronounced /bæmˈbuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bæ̃mˈbʷuː].
How do you pronounce bamboo in American English?
In American English, bamboo is pronounced /bæmˈbuː/.
How many syllables are in bamboo?
Bamboo has two syllables, /bæm/ + /buː/.
Where is the stress in bamboo?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /buː/.
Do British and American English pronounce bamboo the same way?
Yes. Both are /bæmˈbuː/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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