How To Pronounce Delight
delight
In British English, delight is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈlaɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪt/.
Delight has two 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
Delight has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Delight
Questions About Delight
How do you pronounce delight in British English?
In British English, delight is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈlaɪt̚].
How do you pronounce delight in American English?
In American English, delight is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪt/.
How many syllables are in delight?
Delight has two syllables, /dɪ/ + /laɪt/.
Where is the stress in delight?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /laɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce delight the same way?
Yes. Both are /dɪˈlaɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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