How To Pronounce Emergency
emergency
In British English, emergency is pronounced /ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈmɜːʴ.dʒə̃n.si]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/.
Emergency has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Emergency has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Emergency
Questions About Emergency
How do you pronounce emergency in British English?
In British English, emergency is pronounced /ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈmɜːʴ.dʒə̃n.si].
How do you pronounce emergency in American English?
In American English, emergency is pronounced /ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/.
How many syllables are in emergency?
Emergency has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /mɜː/ + /dʒən/ + /si/.
Where is the stress in emergency?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /mɜː/.
Do British and American English pronounce emergency the same way?
No. British English has /ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/ and American English has /ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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