How To Pronounce Bedroom
bedroom
In British English, bedroom is pronounced /ˈbed.ruːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbed.rʷũːm]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbed.ruːm/.
Bedroom 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
Bedroom 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 Bedroom
How do you pronounce bedroom in British English?
In British English, bedroom is pronounced /ˈbed.ruːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbed.rʷũːm].
How do you pronounce bedroom in American English?
In American English, bedroom is pronounced /ˈbed.ruːm/.
How many syllables are in bedroom?
Bedroom has two syllables, /bed/ + /ruːm/.
Where is the stress in bedroom?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bed/.
Do British and American English pronounce bedroom the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbed.ruːm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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