How To Pronounce Championship
championship
How To Say Championship Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, championship is pronounced /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃæ̃m.pi.ə̃n.ʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/.
Championship has four 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
Championship 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.
Transcription Tips For Championship
- 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. Championship /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/
- 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. Championship /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/
Questions About Championship
How do you say championship phonetically?
Championship sounds like CHAM-pee-uhn-ship in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce championship in British English?
In British English, championship is pronounced /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃæ̃m.pi.ə̃n.ʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce championship in American English?
In American English, championship is pronounced /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/.
How many syllables are in championship?
Championship has four syllables, /tʃæm/ + /pi/ + /ən/ + /ʃɪp/.
Where is the stress in championship?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tʃæm/.
Do British and American English pronounce championship the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən.ʃɪp/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Championship
Championship has four syllables. See how championship divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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