How To Pronounce Besiege
besiege
In British English, besiege is pronounced /bɪˈsiːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bɪˈsiːdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bɪˈsiːdʒ/.
Besiege has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Besiege has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Besiege
Questions About Besiege
How do you pronounce besiege in British English?
In British English, besiege is pronounced /bɪˈsiːdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bɪˈsiːdʒ].
How do you pronounce besiege in American English?
In American English, besiege is pronounced /bɪˈsiːdʒ/.
How many syllables are in besiege?
Besiege has two syllables, /bɪ/ + /siːdʒ/.
Where is the stress in besiege?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /siːdʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce besiege the same way?
Yes. Both are /bɪˈsiːdʒ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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