How To Pronounce Enthusiasm
enthusiasm
In British English, enthusiasm is pronounced /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃n̪ˈθjʷuː.zi.æz.ə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈθuː.zi.æz.əm/.
Enthusiasm has five 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
Enthusiasm has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Enthusiasm
How do you pronounce enthusiasm in British English?
In British English, enthusiasm is pronounced /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃n̪ˈθjʷuː.zi.æz.ə̃m].
How do you pronounce enthusiasm in American English?
In American English, enthusiasm is pronounced /ɪnˈθuː.zi.æz.əm/.
How many syllables are in enthusiasm?
Enthusiasm has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /θjuː/ + /zi/ + /æz/ + /əm/.
Where is the stress in enthusiasm?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /θjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce enthusiasm the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/ and American English has /ɪnˈθuː.zi.æz.əm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOooo
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