How To Pronounce Chocolate
chocolate
In British English, chocolate is pronounced /ˈtʃɒk.lət/ or /ˈtʃɒk.lɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃʷɒk.lət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtʃɑːk.lət/.
Chocolate 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
Chocolate 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 Chocolate
How do you pronounce chocolate in British English?
In British English, chocolate is pronounced /ˈtʃɒk.lət/ or /ˈtʃɒk.lɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʃʷɒk.lət̚].
How do you pronounce chocolate in American English?
In American English, chocolate is pronounced /ˈtʃɑːk.lət/.
How many syllables are in chocolate?
Chocolate has two syllables, /tʃɒk/ + /lət/.
Where is the stress in chocolate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tʃɒk/.
Do British and American English pronounce chocolate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈtʃɒk.lət/ and American English has /ˈtʃɑːk.lət/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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