How To Pronounce Courageously
courageously
How To Say Courageously Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, courageously is pronounced /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li/.
Courageously has four 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
Courageously has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Courageously
- Rule 29
The Letter y
The letter y before a vowel is usually a consonant, /j/. After a consonant it is usually a vowel.
yes /jes/yam /jæm/city /ˈsɪt.i/
Here. Courageously /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li/
- 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. Courageously /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li/
- 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. Courageously /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li/
Questions About Courageously
How do you say courageously phonetically?
Courageously sounds like kuh-RAY-juhs-lee in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce courageously in British English?
In British English, courageously is pronounced /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li].
How do you pronounce courageously in American English?
In American English, courageously is pronounced /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li/.
How many syllables are in courageously?
Courageously has four syllables, /kə/ + /reɪ/ + /dʒəs/ + /li/.
Where is the stress in courageously?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /reɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce courageously the same way?
Yes. Both are /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs.li/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Courageously
Courageously has four syllables. See how courageously divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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