How To Pronounce Expensive
expensive
In British English, expensive is pronounced /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈspẽn.sɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/.
Expensive has three 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
Expensive has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Expensive
Questions About Expensive
How do you pronounce expensive in British English?
In British English, expensive is pronounced /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈspẽn.sɪv].
How do you pronounce expensive in American English?
In American English, expensive is pronounced /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/.
How many syllables are in expensive?
Expensive has three syllables, /ɪk/ + /spen/ + /sɪv/.
Where is the stress in expensive?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /spen/.
Do British and American English pronounce expensive the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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