How To Pronounce Cedar
cedar
In British English, cedar is pronounced /ˈsiː.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsiː.dəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsiː.dɚ/.
Cedar has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Cedar 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.
Words That Rhyme With Cedar
Questions About Cedar
How do you pronounce cedar in British English?
In British English, cedar is pronounced /ˈsiː.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsiː.dəʴ].
How do you pronounce cedar in American English?
In American English, cedar is pronounced /ˈsiː.dɚ/.
How many syllables are in cedar?
Cedar has two syllables, /siː/ + /də/.
Where is the stress in cedar?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /siː/.
Do British and American English pronounce cedar the same way?
No. British English has /ˈsiː.də/ and American English has /ˈsiː.dɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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