How To Pronounce Cottage
cottage
In British English, cottage is pronounced /ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷɒt.ɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkɑːt.ɪdʒ/.
Cottage has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Cottage has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Cottage
How do you pronounce cottage in British English?
In British English, cottage is pronounced /ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʷɒt.ɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce cottage in American English?
In American English, cottage is pronounced /ˈkɑːt.ɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in cottage?
Cottage has two syllables, /kɒt/ + /ɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in cottage?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kɒt/.
Do British and American English pronounce cottage the same way?
No. British English has /ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/ and American English has /ˈkɑːt.ɪdʒ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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