How To Pronounce Embellish
embellish
In British English, embellish is pronounced /ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈbel.ɪʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ/.
Embellish has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Embellish has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Embellish
Questions About Embellish
How do you pronounce embellish in British English?
In British English, embellish is pronounced /ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈbel.ɪʃ].
How do you pronounce embellish in American English?
In American English, embellish is pronounced /ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ/.
How many syllables are in embellish?
Embellish has three syllables, /ɪm/ + /bel/ + /ɪʃ/.
Where is the stress in embellish?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /bel/.
Do British and American English pronounce embellish the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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