How To Pronounce Fill in
fill in
stress changesFill in has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌfɪlˈɪn/ in British English and /ˌfɪlˈɪn/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (fill-in). It is /ˈfɪl.ɪn/ in British English and /ˈfɪl.ɪn/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.
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 (Verb)
Fill in 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.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (fill-in))
Fill in 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 Fill in
How do you pronounce fill in in British English?
Verb, /ˌfɪlˈɪn/. Noun (fill-in), /ˈfɪl.ɪn/.
How do you pronounce fill in in American English?
Verb, /ˌfɪlˈɪn/. Noun (fill-in), /ˈfɪl.ɪn/.
How many syllables are in fill in?
Fill in has two syllables, /fɪl/ + /ɪn/.
Where is the stress in fill in?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɪn/.
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