How To Pronounce Chameleon
chameleon
In British English, chameleon is pronounced /kəˈmiː.li.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmiː.li.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈmiː.li.ən/.
Chameleon has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Chameleon 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 Chameleon
How do you pronounce chameleon in British English?
In British English, chameleon is pronounced /kəˈmiː.li.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈmiː.li.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce chameleon in American English?
In American English, chameleon is pronounced /kəˈmiː.li.ən/.
How many syllables are in chameleon?
Chameleon has four syllables, /kə/ + /miː/ + /li/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in chameleon?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /miː/.
Do British and American English pronounce chameleon the same way?
Yes. Both are /kəˈmiː.li.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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