How To Pronounce Daylight
daylight
How To Say Daylight Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, daylight is pronounced /ˈdeɪ.laɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdeɪ.laɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdeɪ.laɪt/.
Daylight 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
Daylight 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 Daylight
- 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. Daylight /ˈdeɪ.laɪt/
- 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. Daylight /ˈdeɪ.laɪt/
Questions About Daylight
How do you say daylight phonetically?
Daylight sounds like DAY-lyt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce daylight in British English?
In British English, daylight is pronounced /ˈdeɪ.laɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdeɪ.laɪt̚].
How do you pronounce daylight in American English?
In American English, daylight is pronounced /ˈdeɪ.laɪt/.
How many syllables are in daylight?
Daylight has two syllables, /deɪ/ + /laɪt/.
Where is the stress in daylight?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /deɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce daylight the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdeɪ.laɪt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Daylight
Daylight has two syllables. See how daylight 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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