How To Pronounce Courtship
courtship
How To Say Courtship Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, courtship is pronounced /ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰɔːʴt.ʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkɔːrt.ʃɪp/.
Courtship 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
Courtship 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.
Transcription Tips For Courtship
- 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. Courtship /ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp/
- 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. Courtship /ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp/
Questions About Courtship
How do you say courtship phonetically?
Courtship sounds like KAWT-ship in British English and KORT-ship in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce courtship in British English?
In British English, courtship is pronounced /ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰɔːʴt.ʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce courtship in American English?
In American English, courtship is pronounced /ˈkɔːrt.ʃɪp/.
How many syllables are in courtship?
Courtship has two syllables, /kɔːt/ + /ʃɪp/.
Where is the stress in courtship?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kɔːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce courtship the same way?
No. British English has /ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp/ and American English has /ˈkɔːrt.ʃɪp/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Courtship
Courtship has two syllables. See how courtship divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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