How To Pronounce Cathedral
cathedral
In British English, cathedral is pronounced /kəˈθiː.drəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈθiː.drəɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈθiː.drəl/.
Cathedral 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
Cathedral 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.
Questions About Cathedral
How do you pronounce cathedral in British English?
In British English, cathedral is pronounced /kəˈθiː.drəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈθiː.drəɫ].
How do you pronounce cathedral in American English?
In American English, cathedral is pronounced /kəˈθiː.drəl/.
How many syllables are in cathedral?
Cathedral has three syllables, /kə/ + /θiː/ + /drəl/.
Where is the stress in cathedral?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /θiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce cathedral the same way?
Yes. Both are /kəˈθiː.drəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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