How To Pronounce Beetle
beetle
In British English, beetle is pronounced /ˈbiː.təl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbiː.tl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbiː.t̯əl/.
Beetle 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
Beetle 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 Beetle
How do you pronounce beetle in British English?
In British English, beetle is pronounced /ˈbiː.təl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbiː.tl̩].
How do you pronounce beetle in American English?
In American English, beetle is pronounced /ˈbiː.t̯əl/.
How many syllables are in beetle?
Beetle has two syllables, /biː/ + /təl/.
Where is the stress in beetle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /biː/.
Do British and American English pronounce beetle the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbiː.təl/ and American English has /ˈbiː.t̯əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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