How To Pronounce Ethnic
ethnic
In British English, ethnic is pronounced /ˈeθ.nɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈeθ.nɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈeθ.nɪk/.
Ethnic has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Ethnic has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Ethnic
How do you pronounce ethnic in British English?
In British English, ethnic is pronounced /ˈeθ.nɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈeθ.nɪk̚].
How do you pronounce ethnic in American English?
In American English, ethnic is pronounced /ˈeθ.nɪk/.
How many syllables are in ethnic?
Ethnic has two syllables, /eθ/ + /nɪk/.
Where is the stress in ethnic?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /eθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce ethnic the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈeθ.nɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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