How To Pronounce Disaster
disaster
In British English, disaster is pronounced /dɪˈzɑː.stə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈzɑː.stəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈzæs.tɚ/.
Disaster has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Disaster 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 Disaster
Questions About Disaster
How do you pronounce disaster in British English?
In British English, disaster is pronounced /dɪˈzɑː.stə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈzɑː.stəʴ].
How do you pronounce disaster in American English?
In American English, disaster is pronounced /dɪˈzæs.tɚ/.
How many syllables are in disaster?
Disaster has three syllables, /dɪ/ + /zɑː/ + /stə/.
Where is the stress in disaster?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /zɑː/.
Do British and American English pronounce disaster the same way?
No. British English has /dɪˈzɑː.stə/ and American English has /dɪˈzæs.tɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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