How To Pronounce Cupcake
cupcake
In British English, cupcake is pronounced /ˈkʌp.keɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʌp.keɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkʌp.keɪk/.
Cupcake 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
Cupcake 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 Cupcake
How do you pronounce cupcake in British English?
In British English, cupcake is pronounced /ˈkʌp.keɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʌp.keɪk̚].
How do you pronounce cupcake in American English?
In American English, cupcake is pronounced /ˈkʌp.keɪk/.
How many syllables are in cupcake?
Cupcake has two syllables, /kʌp/ + /keɪk/.
Where is the stress in cupcake?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce cupcake the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkʌp.keɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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