How To Pronounce Fashionable
fashionable
In British English, fashionable is pronounced /ˈfæʃ.ən.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfæʃ.ə̃n.ə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfæʃ.ən.ə.bəl/.
Fashionable has four 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
Fashionable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Fashionable
How do you pronounce fashionable in British English?
In British English, fashionable is pronounced /ˈfæʃ.ən.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfæʃ.ə̃n.ə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce fashionable in American English?
In American English, fashionable is pronounced /ˈfæʃ.ən.ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in fashionable?
Fashionable has four syllables, /fæʃ/ + /ən/ + /ə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in fashionable?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fæʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce fashionable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈfæʃ.ən.ə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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