How To Pronounce Fatigue

fatigue

Phonemic

/fəˈtiːɡ/

Phonetic

[fəˈtʰiːɡ̚]

Phonemic

/fəˈtiːɡ/

In British English, fatigue is pronounced /fəˈtiːɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈtʰiːɡ̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /fəˈtiːɡ/.

Fatigue 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

fətiːɡ

Fatigue 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.

fatigue + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/fəˈtiːɡz/

fatigue + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/fəˈtiːɡd/

fatigue + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/fəˈtiː.ɡɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Fatigue

Questions About Fatigue

How do you pronounce fatigue in British English?

In British English, fatigue is pronounced /fəˈtiːɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈtʰiːɡ̚].

How do you pronounce fatigue in American English?

In American English, fatigue is pronounced /fəˈtiːɡ/.

How many syllables are in fatigue?

Fatigue has two syllables, /fə/ + /tiːɡ/.

Where is the stress in fatigue?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /tiːɡ/.

Do British and American English pronounce fatigue the same way?

Yes. Both are /fəˈtiːɡ/.

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