How To Pronounce Crusade
crusade
In British English, crusade is pronounced /kruːˈseɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥ʷuːˈseɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kruːˈseɪd/.
Crusade has two 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
Crusade has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Crusade
Questions About Crusade
How do you pronounce crusade in British English?
In British English, crusade is pronounced /kruːˈseɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥ʷuːˈseɪd̚].
How do you pronounce crusade in American English?
In American English, crusade is pronounced /kruːˈseɪd/.
How many syllables are in crusade?
Crusade has two syllables, /kruː/ + /seɪd/.
Where is the stress in crusade?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /seɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce crusade the same way?
Yes. Both are /kruːˈseɪd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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