How To Pronounce Crutches
crutches
How To Say Crutches Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, crutches is pronounced /ˈkrʌtʃ.ɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ʌtʃ.ɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkrʌtʃ.ɪz/.
Crutches 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
Crutches 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 Crutches
- 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. Crutches /ˈkrʌtʃ.ɪz/
- 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. Crutches /ˈkrʌtʃ.ɪz/
Questions About Crutches
How do you say crutches phonetically?
Crutches sounds like KRUCH-iz in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce crutches in British English?
In British English, crutches is pronounced /ˈkrʌtʃ.ɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ʌtʃ.ɪz].
How do you pronounce crutches in American English?
In American English, crutches is pronounced /ˈkrʌtʃ.ɪz/.
How many syllables are in crutches?
Crutches has two syllables, /krʌtʃ/ + /ɪz/.
Where is the stress in crutches?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /krʌtʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce crutches the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkrʌtʃ.ɪz/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Crutches
Crutches has two syllables. See how crutches divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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