How To Pronounce Burial
burial
In British English, burial is pronounced /ˈber.i.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈber.i.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈber.i.əl/.
Burial 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
Burial 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 Burial
How do you pronounce burial in British English?
In British English, burial is pronounced /ˈber.i.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈber.i.əɫ].
How do you pronounce burial in American English?
In American English, burial is pronounced /ˈber.i.əl/.
How many syllables are in burial?
Burial has three syllables, /ber/ + /i/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in burial?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ber/.
Do British and American English pronounce burial the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈber.i.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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