How To Pronounce Diabetes
diabetes
How To Say Diabetes Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, diabetes is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.t̬iːz/.
Diabetes has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Diabetes has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Diabetes
- 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. Diabetes /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/
- 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. Diabetes /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/
Questions About Diabetes
How do you say diabetes phonetically?
Diabetes sounds like dy-uh-BEE-teez in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce diabetes in British English?
In British English, diabetes is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz].
How do you pronounce diabetes in American English?
In American English, diabetes is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.t̬iːz/.
How many syllables are in diabetes?
Diabetes has four syllables, /daɪ/ + /ə/ + /biː/ + /tiːz/.
Where is the stress in diabetes?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /biː/.
Do British and American English pronounce diabetes the same way?
No. British English has /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/ and American English has /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.t̬iːz/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Diabetes
Diabetes has four syllables. See how diabetes 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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