How To Pronounce Break a leg
break a leg
In British English, break a leg is pronounced /ˌbreɪk.əˈleɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbreɪk.əˈleɡ̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌbreɪk.əˈleɡ/.
Break a leg has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Break a leg has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Break a leg
How do you pronounce break a leg in British English?
In British English, break a leg is pronounced /ˌbreɪk.əˈleɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbreɪk.əˈleɡ̚].
How do you pronounce break a leg in American English?
In American English, break a leg is pronounced /ˌbreɪk.əˈleɡ/.
How many syllables are in break a leg?
Break a leg has three syllables, /breɪk/ + /ə/ + /leɡ/.
Where is the stress in break a leg?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /leɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce break a leg the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌbreɪk.əˈleɡ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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