How To Pronounce Drama
drama
In British English, drama is pronounced /ˈdrɑː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdrɑː.mə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdrɑː.mə/.
Drama has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Drama has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Drama
Questions About Drama
How do you pronounce drama in British English?
In British English, drama is pronounced /ˈdrɑː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdrɑː.mə].
How do you pronounce drama in American English?
In American English, drama is pronounced /ˈdrɑː.mə/.
How many syllables are in drama?
Drama has two syllables, /drɑː/ + /mə/.
Where is the stress in drama?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /drɑː/.
Do British and American English pronounce drama the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdrɑː.mə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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