How To Pronounce Embassy
embassy
In British English, embassy is pronounced /ˈem.bə.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.bə.si]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈem.bə.si/.
Embassy has three 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
Embassy has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Embassy
How do you pronounce embassy in British English?
In British English, embassy is pronounced /ˈem.bə.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.bə.si].
How do you pronounce embassy in American English?
In American English, embassy is pronounced /ˈem.bə.si/.
How many syllables are in embassy?
Embassy has three syllables, /em/ + /bə/ + /si/.
Where is the stress in embassy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /em/.
Do British and American English pronounce embassy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈem.bə.si/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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