How To Pronounce Censure

censure

Phonemic

/ˈsen.ʃə/

Phonetic

[ˈsẽn.ʃəʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈsen.ʃɚ/

In British English, censure is pronounced /ˈsen.ʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsẽn.ʃəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsen.ʃɚ/.

Censure 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

senʃə

Censure 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.

censure + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈsen.ʃəz/

/ˈsen.ʃɚz/

censure + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈsen.ʃəd/

/ˈsen.ʃɚd/

censure + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈsen.ʃə.rɪŋ/

/ˈsen.ʃɚ.ɪŋ/

Questions About Censure

How do you pronounce censure in British English?

In British English, censure is pronounced /ˈsen.ʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsẽn.ʃəʴ].

How do you pronounce censure in American English?

In American English, censure is pronounced /ˈsen.ʃɚ/.

How many syllables are in censure?

Censure has two syllables, /sen/ + /ʃə/.

Where is the stress in censure?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /sen/.

Do British and American English pronounce censure the same way?

No. British English has /ˈsen.ʃə/ and American English has /ˈsen.ʃɚ/.

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