How To Pronounce Earthquake
earthquake
In British English, earthquake is pronounced /ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɜːʴθ.kʷw̥eɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/.
Earthquake has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Earthquake 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.
Questions About Earthquake
How do you pronounce earthquake in British English?
In British English, earthquake is pronounced /ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɜːʴθ.kʷw̥eɪk̚].
How do you pronounce earthquake in American English?
In American English, earthquake is pronounced /ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/.
How many syllables are in earthquake?
Earthquake has two syllables, /ɜːθ/ + /kweɪk/.
Where is the stress in earthquake?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɜːθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce earthquake the same way?
No. British English has /ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/ and American English has /ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/.
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