How To Pronounce Celery
celery
How To Say Celery Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, celery is pronounced /ˈsel.ə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsel.ə.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsel.ə.ri/.
Celery has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Celery has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Celery
- Rule 29
The Letter y
The letter y before a vowel is usually a consonant, /j/. After a consonant it is usually a vowel.
yes /jes/yam /jæm/city /ˈsɪt.i/
Here. Celery /ˈsel.ə.ri/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Celery /ˈsel.ə.ri/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Celery /ˈsel.ə.ri/
Questions About Celery
How do you say celery phonetically?
Celery sounds like SEL-uh-ree in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce celery in British English?
In British English, celery is pronounced /ˈsel.ə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsel.ə.ri].
How do you pronounce celery in American English?
In American English, celery is pronounced /ˈsel.ə.ri/.
How many syllables are in celery?
Celery has three syllables, /sel/ + /ə/ + /ri/.
Where is the stress in celery?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sel/.
Do British and American English pronounce celery the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsel.ə.ri/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Celery
Celery has three syllables. See how celery divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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