How To Pronounce Delicious
delicious
In British English, delicious is pronounced /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈlɪʃ.əs]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/.
Delicious has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Delicious has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Delicious
Questions About Delicious
How do you pronounce delicious in British English?
In British English, delicious is pronounced /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈlɪʃ.əs].
How do you pronounce delicious in American English?
In American English, delicious is pronounced /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/.
How many syllables are in delicious?
Delicious has three syllables, /dɪ/ + /lɪʃ/ + /əs/.
Where is the stress in delicious?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /lɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce delicious the same way?
Yes. Both are /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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