How To Pronounce Crumple
crumple
In British English, crumple is pronounced /ˈkrʌm.pəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ʌ̃m.pl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkrʌm.pəl/.
Crumple has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Crumple 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 Crumple
How do you pronounce crumple in British English?
In British English, crumple is pronounced /ˈkrʌm.pəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ʌ̃m.pl̩].
How do you pronounce crumple in American English?
In American English, crumple is pronounced /ˈkrʌm.pəl/.
How many syllables are in crumple?
Crumple has two syllables, /krʌm/ + /pəl/.
Where is the stress in crumple?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /krʌm/.
Do British and American English pronounce crumple the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkrʌm.pəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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