How To Pronounce Civil servant
civil servant
In British English, civil servant is pronounced /ˌsɪv.əlˈsɜː.vənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsɪv.əɫˈsɜːʴ.və̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌsɪv.əlˈsɝː.vənt/.
Civil servant has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Civil servant has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Civil servant
How do you pronounce civil servant in British English?
In British English, civil servant is pronounced /ˌsɪv.əlˈsɜː.vənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsɪv.əɫˈsɜːʴ.və̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce civil servant in American English?
In American English, civil servant is pronounced /ˌsɪv.əlˈsɝː.vənt/.
How many syllables are in civil servant?
Civil servant has four syllables, /sɪv/ + /əl/ + /sɜː/ + /vənt/.
Where is the stress in civil servant?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /sɜː/.
Do British and American English pronounce civil servant the same way?
No. British English has /ˌsɪv.əlˈsɜː.vənt/ and American English has /ˌsɪv.əlˈsɝː.vənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
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