How To Pronounce Confession
confession
In British English, confession is pronounced /kənˈfeʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˈfeʃ.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /kənˈfeʃ.ən/.
Confession has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Confession has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Confession
Questions About Confession
How do you pronounce confession in British English?
In British English, confession is pronounced /kənˈfeʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˈfeʃ.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce confession in American English?
In American English, confession is pronounced /kənˈfeʃ.ən/.
How many syllables are in confession?
Confession has three syllables, /kən/ + /feʃ/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in confession?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /feʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce confession the same way?
Yes. Both are /kənˈfeʃ.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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