How To Pronounce Beautiful
beautiful
In British English, beautiful is pronounced /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbjʷuː.tɪ.fl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbjuː.t̯ɪ.fəl/.
Beautiful 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
Beautiful 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 Beautiful
How do you pronounce beautiful in British English?
In British English, beautiful is pronounced /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbjʷuː.tɪ.fl̩].
How do you pronounce beautiful in American English?
In American English, beautiful is pronounced /ˈbjuː.t̯ɪ.fəl/.
How many syllables are in beautiful?
Beautiful has three syllables, /bjuː/ + /tɪ/ + /fəl/.
Where is the stress in beautiful?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce beautiful the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ and American English has /ˈbjuː.t̯ɪ.fəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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