How To Pronounce Blindness
blindness
In British English, blindness is pronounced /ˈblaɪnd.nəs/ or /ˈblaɪnd.nɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbla͠ɪnd.nəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈblaɪnd.nəs/.
Blindness 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
Blindness 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 Blindness
Questions About Blindness
How do you pronounce blindness in British English?
In British English, blindness is pronounced /ˈblaɪnd.nəs/ or /ˈblaɪnd.nɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbla͠ɪnd.nəs].
How do you pronounce blindness in American English?
In American English, blindness is pronounced /ˈblaɪnd.nəs/.
How many syllables are in blindness?
Blindness has two syllables, /blaɪnd/ + /nəs/.
Where is the stress in blindness?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /blaɪnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce blindness the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈblaɪnd.nəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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