How To Pronounce Beacon

beacon

Phonemic

/ˈbiː.kən/

Phonetic

[ˈbiː.kə̃n]

Phonemic

/ˈbiː.kən/

In British English, beacon is pronounced /ˈbiː.kən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbiː.kə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbiː.kən/.

Beacon 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

biːkən

Beacon 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.

beacon + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈbiː.kənz/

beacon + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈbiː.kənd/

beacon + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈbiː.kən.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Beacon

deacon

Questions About Beacon

How do you pronounce beacon in British English?

In British English, beacon is pronounced /ˈbiː.kən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbiː.kə̃n].

How do you pronounce beacon in American English?

In American English, beacon is pronounced /ˈbiː.kən/.

How many syllables are in beacon?

Beacon has two syllables, /biː/ + /kən/.

Where is the stress in beacon?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /biː/.

Do British and American English pronounce beacon the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈbiː.kən/.

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