How To Pronounce Bustle
bustle
In British English, bustle is pronounced /ˈbʌs.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʌs.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbʌs.əl/.
Bustle 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
Bustle 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.
Words That Rhyme With Bustle
Questions About Bustle
How do you pronounce bustle in British English?
In British English, bustle is pronounced /ˈbʌs.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʌs.əɫ].
How do you pronounce bustle in American English?
In American English, bustle is pronounced /ˈbʌs.əl/.
How many syllables are in bustle?
Bustle has two syllables, /bʌs/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in bustle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bʌs/.
Do British and American English pronounce bustle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbʌs.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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