How To Pronounce Be likely to
be likely to
In British English, be likely to is pronounced /biˈlaɪk.li.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biˈlaɪk.li.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /biˈlaɪk.li.tə/.
Be likely to has four 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
Be likely to has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Be likely to
How do you pronounce be likely to in British English?
In British English, be likely to is pronounced /biˈlaɪk.li.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biˈlaɪk.li.tə].
How do you pronounce be likely to in American English?
In American English, be likely to is pronounced /biˈlaɪk.li.tə/.
How many syllables are in be likely to?
Be likely to has four syllables, /bi/ + /laɪk/ + /li/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in be likely to?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /laɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce be likely to the same way?
Yes. Both are /biˈlaɪk.li.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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