How To Pronounce Festival
festival
In British English, festival is pronounced /ˈfes.tɪ.vəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfes.tɪ.vl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfes.tə.vəl/.
Festival has three 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
Festival has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Festival
How do you pronounce festival in British English?
In British English, festival is pronounced /ˈfes.tɪ.vəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfes.tɪ.vl̩].
How do you pronounce festival in American English?
In American English, festival is pronounced /ˈfes.tə.vəl/.
How many syllables are in festival?
Festival has three syllables, /fes/ + /tɪ/ + /vəl/.
Where is the stress in festival?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fes/.
Do British and American English pronounce festival the same way?
No. British English has /ˈfes.tɪ.vəl/ and American English has /ˈfes.tə.vəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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