How To Pronounce Female
female
In British English, female is pronounced /ˈfiː.meɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfiː.meɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfiː.meɪl/.
Female has two 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
Female has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Female
Questions About Female
How do you pronounce female in British English?
In British English, female is pronounced /ˈfiː.meɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfiː.meɪɫ].
How do you pronounce female in American English?
In American English, female is pronounced /ˈfiː.meɪl/.
How many syllables are in female?
Female has two syllables, /fiː/ + /meɪl/.
Where is the stress in female?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce female the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈfiː.meɪl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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