How To Pronounce Basketball
basketball
In British English, basketball is pronounced /ˈbɑː.skɪt.bɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbɑː.skɪt.bʷɔːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/.
Basketball has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Basketball 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 Basketball
How do you pronounce basketball in British English?
In British English, basketball is pronounced /ˈbɑː.skɪt.bɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbɑː.skɪt.bʷɔːɫ].
How do you pronounce basketball in American English?
In American English, basketball is pronounced /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/.
How many syllables are in basketball?
Basketball has three syllables, /bɑː/ + /skɪt/ + /bɔːl/.
Where is the stress in basketball?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bɑː/.
Do British and American English pronounce basketball the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbɑː.skɪt.bɔːl/ and American English has /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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