How To Pronounce Delicately
delicately
How To Say Delicately Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, delicately is pronounced /ˈdel.ə.kət.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdel.ə.kət.li]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdel.ə.kət.li/.
Delicately 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
Delicately 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.
Transcription Tips For Delicately
- Rule 29
The Letter y
The letter y before a vowel is usually a consonant, /j/. After a consonant it is usually a vowel.
yes /jes/yam /jæm/city /ˈsɪt.i/
Here. Delicately /ˈdel.ə.kət.li/
- 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. Delicately /ˈdel.ə.kət.li/
- 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. Delicately /ˈdel.ə.kət.li/
Questions About Delicately
How do you say delicately phonetically?
Delicately sounds like DEL-uh-kuht-lee in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce delicately in British English?
In British English, delicately is pronounced /ˈdel.ə.kət.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdel.ə.kət.li].
How do you pronounce delicately in American English?
In American English, delicately is pronounced /ˈdel.ə.kət.li/.
How many syllables are in delicately?
Delicately has four syllables, /del/ + /ə/ + /kət/ + /li/.
Where is the stress in delicately?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /del/.
Do British and American English pronounce delicately the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdel.ə.kət.li/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Delicately
Delicately has four syllables. See how delicately divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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