How To Pronounce Deprive
deprive
In British English, deprive is pronounced /dɪˈpraɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈpr̥aɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈpraɪv/.
Deprive 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
Deprive 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 Deprive
Questions About Deprive
How do you pronounce deprive in British English?
In British English, deprive is pronounced /dɪˈpraɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈpr̥aɪv].
How do you pronounce deprive in American English?
In American English, deprive is pronounced /dɪˈpraɪv/.
How many syllables are in deprive?
Deprive has two syllables, /dɪ/ + /praɪv/.
Where is the stress in deprive?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /praɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce deprive the same way?
Yes. Both are /dɪˈpraɪv/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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