How To Pronounce Dramatic irony
dramatic irony
In British English, dramatic irony is pronounced /drəˌmæt.ɪkˈaɪ.rə.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [drəˌmæt.ɪkˈaɪ.rə.ni]. In American English, it is pronounced /drəˌmæt.ɪkˈaɪ.rə.ni/.
Dramatic irony has six syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
Dramatic irony has six syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Dramatic irony
How do you pronounce dramatic irony in British English?
In British English, dramatic irony is pronounced /drəˌmæt.ɪkˈaɪ.rə.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [drəˌmæt.ɪkˈaɪ.rə.ni].
How do you pronounce dramatic irony in American English?
In American English, dramatic irony is pronounced /drəˌmæt.ɪkˈaɪ.rə.ni/.
How many syllables are in dramatic irony?
Dramatic irony has six syllables, /drə/ + /mæt/ + /ɪk/ + /aɪ/ + /rə/ + /ni/.
Where is the stress in dramatic irony?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /aɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce dramatic irony the same way?
Yes. Both are /drəˌmæt.ɪkˈaɪ.rə.ni/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOoo
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