How To Pronounce Breakable
breakable
In British English, breakable is pronounced /ˈbreɪ.kə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbreɪ.kə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbreɪ.kə.bəl/.
Breakable has three 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
Breakable 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 Breakable
How do you pronounce breakable in British English?
In British English, breakable is pronounced /ˈbreɪ.kə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbreɪ.kə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce breakable in American English?
In American English, breakable is pronounced /ˈbreɪ.kə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in breakable?
Breakable has three syllables, /breɪ/ + /kə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in breakable?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /breɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce breakable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbreɪ.kə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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