How To Pronounce Consumer
consumer
In British English, consumer is pronounced /kənˈsjuː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˈsjʷuː.məʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /kənˈsuː.mɚ/.
Consumer has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Consumer 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 Consumer
Questions About Consumer
How do you pronounce consumer in British English?
In British English, consumer is pronounced /kənˈsjuː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˈsjʷuː.məʴ].
How do you pronounce consumer in American English?
In American English, consumer is pronounced /kənˈsuː.mɚ/.
How many syllables are in consumer?
Consumer has three syllables, /kən/ + /sjuː/ + /mə/.
Where is the stress in consumer?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce consumer the same way?
No. British English has /kənˈsjuː.mə/ and American English has /kənˈsuː.mɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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