How To Pronounce Compress
compress
stress changesCompress has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /kəmˈpres/ in British English and /kəmˈpres/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun. It is /ˈkɒm.pres/ in British English and /ˈkɑːm.pres/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.
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 (Verb)
Compress has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Syllables And Stress (Noun)
Compress 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.
Words That Rhyme With Compress
Questions About Compress
How do you pronounce compress in British English?
Verb, /kəmˈpres/. Noun, /ˈkɒm.pres/.
How do you pronounce compress in American English?
Verb, /kəmˈpres/. Noun, /ˈkɑːm.pres/.
How many syllables are in compress?
Compress has two syllables, /kəm/ + /pres/.
Where is the stress in compress?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pres/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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