How To Pronounce Death penalty
death penalty
In British English, death penalty is pronounced /ˈdeθˌpen.əl.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdeθˌpẽn.əɫ.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdeθˌpen.əl.ti/.
Death penalty has four 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
Death penalty has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Death penalty
How do you pronounce death penalty in British English?
In British English, death penalty is pronounced /ˈdeθˌpen.əl.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdeθˌpẽn.əɫ.ti].
How do you pronounce death penalty in American English?
In American English, death penalty is pronounced /ˈdeθˌpen.əl.ti/.
How many syllables are in death penalty?
Death penalty has four syllables, /deθ/ + /pen/ + /əl/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in death penalty?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /deθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce death penalty the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdeθˌpen.əl.ti/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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