How To Pronounce Congratulations
congratulations
In British English, congratulations is pronounced /kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃənz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃn̩z]. In American English, it is pronounced /kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃənz/.
Congratulations has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
Congratulations has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Congratulations
How do you pronounce congratulations in British English?
In British English, congratulations is pronounced /kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃənz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃn̩z].
How do you pronounce congratulations in American English?
In American English, congratulations is pronounced /kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃənz/.
How many syllables are in congratulations?
Congratulations has five syllables, /kən/ + /ɡrætʃ/ + /ə/ + /leɪ/ + /ʃənz/.
Where is the stress in congratulations?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /leɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce congratulations the same way?
Yes. Both are /kənˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃənz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
Nearby Words
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