How To Pronounce Cities
cities
In British English, cities is pronounced /ˈsɪt.iz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɪt.iz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsɪt.iz/.
Cities 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
Cities 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 Cities
How do you pronounce cities in British English?
In British English, cities is pronounced /ˈsɪt.iz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɪt.iz].
How do you pronounce cities in American English?
In American English, cities is pronounced /ˈsɪt.iz/.
How many syllables are in cities?
Cities has two syllables, /sɪt/ + /iz/.
Where is the stress in cities?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce cities the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsɪt.iz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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