How To Pronounce Fertile
fertile
In British English, fertile is pronounced /ˈfɜː.taɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɜːʴ.taɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfɝː.t̯əl/.
Fertile has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Fertile 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.
Questions About Fertile
How do you pronounce fertile in British English?
In British English, fertile is pronounced /ˈfɜː.taɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɜːʴ.taɪɫ].
How do you pronounce fertile in American English?
In American English, fertile is pronounced /ˈfɝː.t̯əl/.
How many syllables are in fertile?
Fertile has two syllables, /fɜː/ + /taɪl/.
Where is the stress in fertile?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fɜː/.
Do British and American English pronounce fertile the same way?
No. British English has /ˈfɜː.taɪl/ and American English has /ˈfɝː.t̯əl/.
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