How To Pronounce Customer
customer
In British English, customer is pronounced /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʌs.tə.məʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkʌs.tə.mɚ/.
Customer has three 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
Customer has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Customer
How do you pronounce customer in British English?
In British English, customer is pronounced /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʌs.tə.məʴ].
How do you pronounce customer in American English?
In American English, customer is pronounced /ˈkʌs.tə.mɚ/.
How many syllables are in customer?
Customer has three syllables, /kʌs/ + /tə/ + /mə/.
Where is the stress in customer?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kʌs/.
Do British and American English pronounce customer the same way?
No. British English has /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/ and American English has /ˈkʌs.tə.mɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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