How To Pronounce Encouragement
encouragement
How To Say Encouragement Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, encouragement is pronounced /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰʌr.ɪdʒ.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ.mənt/.
Encouragement 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
Encouragement 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.
Transcription Tips For Encouragement
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Encouragement /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Encouragement /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/
Questions About Encouragement
How do you say encouragement phonetically?
Encouragement sounds like in-KUR-ij-muhnt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce encouragement in British English?
In British English, encouragement is pronounced /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰʌr.ɪdʒ.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce encouragement in American English?
In American English, encouragement is pronounced /ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ.mənt/.
How many syllables are in encouragement?
Encouragement has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /kʌr/ + /ɪdʒ/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in encouragement?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kʌr/.
Do British and American English pronounce encouragement the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/ and American English has /ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ.mənt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Encouragement
Encouragement has four syllables. See how encouragement divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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