How To Pronounce Beverage
beverage
In British English, beverage is pronounced /ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/.
Beverage 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
Beverage 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 Beverage
How do you pronounce beverage in British English?
In British English, beverage is pronounced /ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce beverage in American English?
In American English, beverage is pronounced /ˈbev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in beverage?
Beverage has three syllables, /bev/ + /ər/ + /ɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in beverage?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bev/.
Do British and American English pronounce beverage the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ/ and American English has /ˈbev.ɚ.ɪdʒ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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