How To Pronounce Environmental
environmental
In British English, environmental is pronounced /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˌvaɪ.rə̃nˈmẽn.tl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̯əl/.
Environmental 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
Environmental 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 Environmental
Questions About Environmental
How do you pronounce environmental in British English?
In British English, environmental is pronounced /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˌvaɪ.rə̃nˈmẽn.tl̩].
How do you pronounce environmental in American English?
In American English, environmental is pronounced /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̯əl/.
How many syllables are in environmental?
Environmental has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /vaɪ/ + /rən/ + /men/ + /təl/.
Where is the stress in environmental?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /men/.
Do British and American English pronounce environmental the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/ and American English has /ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̯əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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