How To Pronounce By mistake
by mistake
In British English, by mistake is pronounced /baɪ.mɪˈsteɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [baɪ.mɪˈsteɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /baɪ.mɪˈsteɪk/.
By mistake has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
By mistake has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About By mistake
How do you pronounce by mistake in British English?
In British English, by mistake is pronounced /baɪ.mɪˈsteɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [baɪ.mɪˈsteɪk̚].
How do you pronounce by mistake in American English?
In American English, by mistake is pronounced /baɪ.mɪˈsteɪk/.
How many syllables are in by mistake?
By mistake has three syllables, /baɪ/ + /mɪ/ + /steɪk/.
Where is the stress in by mistake?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /steɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce by mistake the same way?
Yes. Both are /baɪ.mɪˈsteɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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