How To Pronounce Celebrity
celebrity
In British English, celebrity is pronounced /sɪˈleb.rə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪˈleb.rə.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /səˈleb.rə.t̯i/.
Celebrity has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Celebrity has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Celebrity
How do you pronounce celebrity in British English?
In British English, celebrity is pronounced /sɪˈleb.rə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪˈleb.rə.ti].
How do you pronounce celebrity in American English?
In American English, celebrity is pronounced /səˈleb.rə.t̯i/.
How many syllables are in celebrity?
Celebrity has four syllables, /sɪ/ + /leb/ + /rə/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in celebrity?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /leb/.
Do British and American English pronounce celebrity the same way?
No. British English has /sɪˈleb.rə.ti/ and American English has /səˈleb.rə.t̯i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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