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