How To Pronounce Cassava

cassava

UK
Phonemic
/kəˈsɑː.və/
Phonetic
[kəˈsɑː.və]
US
Phonemic
/kəˈsɑː.və/

In British English, cassava is pronounced /kəˈsɑː.və/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈsɑː.və]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈsɑː.və/.

Cassava has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

kəsɑːvə

Cassava has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

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Questions About Cassava

How do you pronounce cassava in British English?

In British English, cassava is pronounced /kəˈsɑː.və/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈsɑː.və].

How do you pronounce cassava in American English?

In American English, cassava is pronounced /kəˈsɑː.və/.

How many syllables are in cassava?

Cassava has three syllables, /kə/ + /sɑː/ + /və/.

Where is the stress in cassava?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /sɑː/.

Do British and American English pronounce cassava the same way?

Yes. Both are /kəˈsɑː.və/.

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