How To Pronounce Emphasise
emphasise
In British English, emphasise is pronounced /ˈem.fə.saɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.fə.saɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈem.fə.saɪz/.
Emphasise 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
Emphasise 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 Emphasise
How do you pronounce emphasise in British English?
In British English, emphasise is pronounced /ˈem.fə.saɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.fə.saɪz].
How do you pronounce emphasise in American English?
In American English, emphasise is pronounced /ˈem.fə.saɪz/.
How many syllables are in emphasise?
Emphasise has three syllables, /em/ + /fə/ + /saɪz/.
Where is the stress in emphasise?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /em/.
Do British and American English pronounce emphasise the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈem.fə.saɪz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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