How To Pronounce Embrace
embrace
In British English, embrace is pronounced /ɪmˈbreɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈbreɪs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈbreɪs/.
Embrace has two 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
Embrace has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Embrace
Questions About Embrace
How do you pronounce embrace in British English?
In British English, embrace is pronounced /ɪmˈbreɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈbreɪs].
How do you pronounce embrace in American English?
In American English, embrace is pronounced /ɪmˈbreɪs/.
How many syllables are in embrace?
Embrace has two syllables, /ɪm/ + /breɪs/.
Where is the stress in embrace?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /breɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce embrace the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈbreɪs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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