How To Pronounce Escape
escape
In British English, escape is pronounced /ɪˈskeɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈskeɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈskeɪp/.
Escape has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
Escape has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Escape
Questions About Escape
How do you pronounce escape in British English?
In British English, escape is pronounced /ɪˈskeɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈskeɪp̚].
How do you pronounce escape in American English?
In American English, escape is pronounced /ɪˈskeɪp/.
How many syllables are in escape?
Escape has two syllables, /ɪ/ + /skeɪp/.
Where is the stress in escape?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /skeɪp/.
Do British and American English pronounce escape the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈskeɪp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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