How To Pronounce Facade
facade
In British English, facade is pronounced /fəˈsɑːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈsɑːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /fəˈsɑːd/.
Facade 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
Facade 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 Facade
Questions About Facade
How do you pronounce facade in British English?
In British English, facade is pronounced /fəˈsɑːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈsɑːd̚].
How do you pronounce facade in American English?
In American English, facade is pronounced /fəˈsɑːd/.
How many syllables are in facade?
Facade has two syllables, /fə/ + /sɑːd/.
Where is the stress in facade?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sɑːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce facade the same way?
Yes. Both are /fəˈsɑːd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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