How To Pronounce Baseball
baseball
In British English, baseball is pronounced /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbeɪs.bʷɔːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/.
Baseball 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
Baseball 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 Baseball
How do you pronounce baseball in British English?
In British English, baseball is pronounced /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbeɪs.bʷɔːɫ].
How do you pronounce baseball in American English?
In American English, baseball is pronounced /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/.
How many syllables are in baseball?
Baseball has two syllables, /beɪs/ + /bɔːl/.
Where is the stress in baseball?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /beɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce baseball the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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