How To Pronounce Drunken
drunken
How To Say Drunken Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, drunken is pronounced /ˈdrʌŋ.kən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdrʌ̃ŋ.kn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdrʌŋ.kən/.
Drunken 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
Drunken 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.
Transcription Tips For Drunken
- Rule 28
n Before /k/ And /ɡ/
The letter n before the sounds /k/ and /ɡ/ becomes /ŋ/.
ink /ɪŋk/thank /θæŋk/English /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
Here. Drunken /ˈdrʌŋ.kən/
- 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. Drunken /ˈdrʌŋ.kən/
- 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. Drunken /ˈdrʌŋ.kən/
Questions About Drunken
How do you say drunken phonetically?
Drunken sounds like DRUNG-kuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce drunken in British English?
In British English, drunken is pronounced /ˈdrʌŋ.kən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdrʌ̃ŋ.kn̩].
How do you pronounce drunken in American English?
In American English, drunken is pronounced /ˈdrʌŋ.kən/.
How many syllables are in drunken?
Drunken has two syllables, /drʌŋ/ + /kən/.
Where is the stress in drunken?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /drʌŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce drunken the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdrʌŋ.kən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Drunken
Drunken has two syllables. See how drunken divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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