How To Pronounce Delightful
delightful
How To Say Delightful Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, delightful is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈlaɪt.fl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl/.
Delightful 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
Delightful 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.
Transcription Tips For Delightful
- 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. Delightful /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl/
- 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. Delightful /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl/
Questions About Delightful
How do you say delightful phonetically?
Delightful sounds like di-LYT-fuhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce delightful in British English?
In British English, delightful is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈlaɪt.fl̩].
How do you pronounce delightful in American English?
In American English, delightful is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl/.
How many syllables are in delightful?
Delightful has three syllables, /dɪ/ + /laɪt/ + /fəl/.
Where is the stress in delightful?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /laɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce delightful the same way?
Yes. Both are /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Delightful
Delightful has three syllables. See how delightful divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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