How To Pronounce Breakfast
breakfast
In British English, breakfast is pronounced /ˈbrek.fəst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbrek.fəst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbrek.fəst/.
Breakfast 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
Breakfast 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.
Questions About Breakfast
How do you pronounce breakfast in British English?
In British English, breakfast is pronounced /ˈbrek.fəst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbrek.fəst̚].
How do you pronounce breakfast in American English?
In American English, breakfast is pronounced /ˈbrek.fəst/.
How many syllables are in breakfast?
Breakfast has two syllables, /brek/ + /fəst/.
Where is the stress in breakfast?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /brek/.
Do British and American English pronounce breakfast the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbrek.fəst/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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