How To Pronounce Drizzle
drizzle
In British English, drizzle is pronounced /ˈdrɪz.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdrɪz.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdrɪz.əl/.
Drizzle 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
Drizzle 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 Drizzle
Questions About Drizzle
How do you pronounce drizzle in British English?
In British English, drizzle is pronounced /ˈdrɪz.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdrɪz.əɫ].
How do you pronounce drizzle in American English?
In American English, drizzle is pronounced /ˈdrɪz.əl/.
How many syllables are in drizzle?
Drizzle has two syllables, /drɪz/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in drizzle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /drɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce drizzle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdrɪz.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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