How To Pronounce Encourage
encourage
In British English, encourage is pronounced /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰʌr.ɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/.
Encourage has three 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
Encourage 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 Encourage
Questions About Encourage
How do you pronounce encourage in British English?
In British English, encourage is pronounced /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰʌr.ɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce encourage in American English?
In American English, encourage is pronounced /ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in encourage?
Encourage has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /kʌr/ + /ɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in encourage?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kʌr/.
Do British and American English pronounce encourage the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ and American English has /ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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