How To Pronounce Enquiry
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In British English, enquiry is pronounced /ɪnˈkwaɪ.ə.ri/ or /ɪŋˈkwaɪ.ə.ri/ or /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/ or /ɪŋˈkwaɪə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʷw̥aɪ.ə.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈkwaɪ.ri/.
Enquiry 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
Enquiry 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.
Words That Rhyme With Enquiry
Questions About Enquiry
How do you pronounce enquiry in British English?
In British English, enquiry is pronounced /ɪnˈkwaɪ.ə.ri/ or /ɪŋˈkwaɪ.ə.ri/ or /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/ or /ɪŋˈkwaɪə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʷw̥aɪ.ə.ri].
How do you pronounce enquiry in American English?
In American English, enquiry is pronounced /ɪnˈkwaɪ.ri/.
How many syllables are in enquiry?
Enquiry has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /kwaɪ/ + /ə/ + /ri/.
Where is the stress in enquiry?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kwaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce enquiry the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈkwaɪ.ə.ri/ and American English has /ɪnˈkwaɪ.ri/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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