How To Pronounce Bathroom
bathroom
In British English, bathroom is pronounced /ˈbɑːθ.ruːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbɑːθ.rʷũːm]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbæθ.ruːm/.
Bathroom has two 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
Bathroom 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 Bathroom
How do you pronounce bathroom in British English?
In British English, bathroom is pronounced /ˈbɑːθ.ruːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbɑːθ.rʷũːm].
How do you pronounce bathroom in American English?
In American English, bathroom is pronounced /ˈbæθ.ruːm/.
How many syllables are in bathroom?
Bathroom has two syllables, /bɑːθ/ + /ruːm/.
Where is the stress in bathroom?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bɑːθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce bathroom the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbɑːθ.ruːm/ and American English has /ˈbæθ.ruːm/.
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