How To Pronounce Endurance
endurance
In British English, endurance is pronounced /ɪnˈdjʊə.rəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdjʷʊəʴ.rə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈdʊr.əns/.
Endurance 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
Endurance 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 Endurance
How do you pronounce endurance in British English?
In British English, endurance is pronounced /ɪnˈdjʊə.rəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdjʷʊəʴ.rə̃ns].
How do you pronounce endurance in American English?
In American English, endurance is pronounced /ɪnˈdʊr.əns/.
How many syllables are in endurance?
Endurance has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /djʊə/ + /rəns/.
Where is the stress in endurance?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /djʊə/.
Do British and American English pronounce endurance the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈdjʊə.rəns/ and American English has /ɪnˈdʊr.əns/.
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