How To Pronounce Facetious
facetious
In British English, facetious is pronounced /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈsiː.ʃəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/.
Facetious 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
Facetious 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.
Questions About Facetious
How do you pronounce facetious in British English?
In British English, facetious is pronounced /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈsiː.ʃəs].
How do you pronounce facetious in American English?
In American English, facetious is pronounced /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/.
How many syllables are in facetious?
Facetious has three syllables, /fə/ + /siː/ + /ʃəs/.
Where is the stress in facetious?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /siː/.
Do British and American English pronounce facetious the same way?
Yes. Both are /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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