How To Pronounce Bureaucracy
bureaucracy
In British English, bureaucracy is pronounced /bjʊəˈrɒk.rə.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bjʷʊəˈrʷɒk.rə.si]. In American English, it is pronounced /bjʊˈrɑːk.rə.si/.
Bureaucracy has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Bureaucracy has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Bureaucracy
Questions About Bureaucracy
How do you pronounce bureaucracy in British English?
In British English, bureaucracy is pronounced /bjʊəˈrɒk.rə.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bjʷʊəˈrʷɒk.rə.si].
How do you pronounce bureaucracy in American English?
In American English, bureaucracy is pronounced /bjʊˈrɑːk.rə.si/.
How many syllables are in bureaucracy?
Bureaucracy has four syllables, /bjʊə/ + /rɒk/ + /rə/ + /si/.
Where is the stress in bureaucracy?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /rɒk/.
Do British and American English pronounce bureaucracy the same way?
No. British English has /bjʊəˈrɒk.rə.si/ and American English has /bjʊˈrɑːk.rə.si/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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