How To Pronounce Foolish
foolish
In British English, foolish is pronounced /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfʷuː.lɪʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/.
Foolish 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
Foolish 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 Foolish
How do you pronounce foolish in British English?
In British English, foolish is pronounced /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfʷuː.lɪʃ].
How do you pronounce foolish in American English?
In American English, foolish is pronounced /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/.
How many syllables are in foolish?
Foolish has two syllables, /fuː/ + /lɪʃ/.
Where is the stress in foolish?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce foolish the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/.
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