How To Pronounce Cassette

cassette

UK
Phonemic
/kəˈset/
Phonetic
[kəˈset̚]
US
Phonemic
/kəˈset/

In British English, cassette is pronounced /kəˈset/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈset̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈset/.

Cassette has two 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

kəset

Cassette has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

cassette + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kəˈsets/
US
/kəˈsets/

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Questions About Cassette

How do you pronounce cassette in British English?

In British English, cassette is pronounced /kəˈset/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈset̚].

How do you pronounce cassette in American English?

In American English, cassette is pronounced /kəˈset/.

How many syllables are in cassette?

Cassette has two syllables, /kə/ + /set/.

Where is the stress in cassette?

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

Do British and American English pronounce cassette the same way?

Yes. Both are /kəˈset/.

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