How To Pronounce Ceremony
ceremony
In British English, ceremony is pronounced /ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈser.ə.moʊ.ni/.
Ceremony has four 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
Ceremony has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Ceremony
How do you pronounce ceremony in British English?
In British English, ceremony is pronounced /ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni].
How do you pronounce ceremony in American English?
In American English, ceremony is pronounced /ˈser.ə.moʊ.ni/.
How many syllables are in ceremony?
Ceremony has four syllables, /ser/ + /ɪ/ + /mə/ + /ni/.
Where is the stress in ceremony?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ser/.
Do British and American English pronounce ceremony the same way?
No. British English has /ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni/ and American English has /ˈser.ə.moʊ.ni/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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