How To Pronounce Contamination
contamination
How To Say Contamination Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, contamination is pronounced /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˌtæ̃m.əˈneɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
Contamination 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
Contamination 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.
Words That Rhyme With Contamination
Transcription Tips For Contamination
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Contamination /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Contamination /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Questions About Contamination
How do you say contamination phonetically?
Contamination sounds like kuhn-tam-uh-NAY-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce contamination in British English?
In British English, contamination is pronounced /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kə̃nˌtæ̃m.əˈneɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce contamination in American English?
In American English, contamination is pronounced /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in contamination?
Contamination has five syllables, /kən/ + /tæm/ + /ə/ + /neɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in contamination?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /neɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce contamination the same way?
Yes. Both are /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Contamination
Contamination has five syllables. See how contamination divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
Nearby Words
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