How To Pronounce Confront
confront
In British English, confront is pronounced /kənˈfrʌnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˈfr̥ʌ̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kənˈfrʌnt/.
Confront has two 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
Confront 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.
Words That Rhyme With Confront
Questions About Confront
How do you pronounce confront in British English?
In British English, confront is pronounced /kənˈfrʌnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˈfr̥ʌ̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce confront in American English?
In American English, confront is pronounced /kənˈfrʌnt/.
How many syllables are in confront?
Confront has two syllables, /kən/ + /frʌnt/.
Where is the stress in confront?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /frʌnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce confront the same way?
Yes. Both are /kənˈfrʌnt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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