How To Pronounce Beauty
beauty
In British English, beauty is pronounced /ˈbjuː.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbjʷuː.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbjuː.t̯i/.
Beauty 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
Beauty 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.
Words That Rhyme With Beauty
Questions About Beauty
How do you pronounce beauty in British English?
In British English, beauty is pronounced /ˈbjuː.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbjʷuː.ti].
How do you pronounce beauty in American English?
In American English, beauty is pronounced /ˈbjuː.t̯i/.
How many syllables are in beauty?
Beauty has two syllables, /bjuː/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in beauty?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce beauty the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbjuː.ti/ and American English has /ˈbjuː.t̯i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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