How To Pronounce Courageous
courageous
How To Say Courageous Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, courageous is pronounced /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈreɪ.dʒəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/.
Courageous has three 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
Courageous 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 Courageous
Transcription Tips For Courageous
- 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. Courageous /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/
- 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. Courageous /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/
Questions About Courageous
How do you say courageous phonetically?
Courageous sounds like kuh-RAY-juhs in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce courageous in British English?
In British English, courageous is pronounced /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈreɪ.dʒəs].
How do you pronounce courageous in American English?
In American English, courageous is pronounced /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/.
How many syllables are in courageous?
Courageous has three syllables, /kə/ + /reɪ/ + /dʒəs/.
Where is the stress in courageous?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /reɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce courageous the same way?
Yes. Both are /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Courageous
Courageous has three syllables. See how courageous divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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