How To Pronounce Buttress
buttress
In British English, buttress is pronounced /ˈbʌt.rəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʌt.rəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbʌt.rəs/.
Buttress 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
Buttress 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 Buttress
How do you pronounce buttress in British English?
In British English, buttress is pronounced /ˈbʌt.rəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʌt.rəs].
How do you pronounce buttress in American English?
In American English, buttress is pronounced /ˈbʌt.rəs/.
How many syllables are in buttress?
Buttress has two syllables, /bʌt/ + /rəs/.
Where is the stress in buttress?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bʌt/.
Do British and American English pronounce buttress the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈbʌt.rəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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