How To Pronounce Enthusiastic
enthusiastic
In British English, enthusiastic is pronounced /ɪnˌθjuː.ziˈæs.tɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃n̪ˌθjʷuː.ziˈæs.tɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˌθuː.ziˈæs.tɪk/.
Enthusiastic has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
Enthusiastic has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Enthusiastic
Questions About Enthusiastic
How do you pronounce enthusiastic in British English?
In British English, enthusiastic is pronounced /ɪnˌθjuː.ziˈæs.tɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃n̪ˌθjʷuː.ziˈæs.tɪk̚].
How do you pronounce enthusiastic in American English?
In American English, enthusiastic is pronounced /ɪnˌθuː.ziˈæs.tɪk/.
How many syllables are in enthusiastic?
Enthusiastic has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /θjuː/ + /zi/ + /æs/ + /tɪk/.
Where is the stress in enthusiastic?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /æs/.
Do British and American English pronounce enthusiastic the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˌθjuː.ziˈæs.tɪk/ and American English has /ɪnˌθuː.ziˈæs.tɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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