How To Pronounce Electrician
electrician
In British English, electrician is pronounced /ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˌlekˈtr̥ɪʃ.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃ.ən/.
Electrician has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Electrician has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Electrician
Questions About Electrician
How do you pronounce electrician in British English?
In British English, electrician is pronounced /ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˌlekˈtr̥ɪʃ.n̩].
How do you pronounce electrician in American English?
In American English, electrician is pronounced /ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃ.ən/.
How many syllables are in electrician?
Electrician has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /lek/ + /trɪʃ/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in electrician?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /trɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce electrician the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃ.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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