How To Pronounce Extravagant
extravagant
In British English, extravagant is pronounced /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈstr̥æv.ə.ɡə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt/.
Extravagant has four 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
Extravagant has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Extravagant
How do you pronounce extravagant in British English?
In British English, extravagant is pronounced /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈstr̥æv.ə.ɡə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce extravagant in American English?
In American English, extravagant is pronounced /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt/.
How many syllables are in extravagant?
Extravagant has four syllables, /ɪk/ + /stræv/ + /ə/ + /ɡənt/.
Where is the stress in extravagant?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /stræv/.
Do British and American English pronounce extravagant the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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