How To Pronounce Cheesecake
cheesecake
In British English, cheesecake is pronounced /ˈtʃiːz.keɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃiːz.keɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtʃiːz.keɪk/.
Cheesecake has two 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
Cheesecake 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.
Questions About Cheesecake
How do you pronounce cheesecake in British English?
In British English, cheesecake is pronounced /ˈtʃiːz.keɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃiːz.keɪk̚].
How do you pronounce cheesecake in American English?
In American English, cheesecake is pronounced /ˈtʃiːz.keɪk/.
How many syllables are in cheesecake?
Cheesecake has two syllables, /tʃiːz/ + /keɪk/.
Where is the stress in cheesecake?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tʃiːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce cheesecake the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtʃiːz.keɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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