How To Pronounce Employee
employee
In British English, employee is pronounced /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpl̥ʷɔɪ.iː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/.
Employee 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
Employee 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.
Questions About Employee
How do you pronounce employee in British English?
In British English, employee is pronounced /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpl̥ʷɔɪ.iː].
How do you pronounce employee in American English?
In American English, employee is pronounced /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/.
How many syllables are in employee?
Employee has three syllables, /ɪm/ + /plɔɪ/ + /iː/.
Where is the stress in employee?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /plɔɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce employee the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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