How To Pronounce Fortune
fortune
In British English, fortune is pronounced /ˈfɔː.tʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfʷɔːʴ.tʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfɔːr.tʃən/.
Fortune 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
Fortune 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 Fortune
How do you pronounce fortune in British English?
In British English, fortune is pronounced /ˈfɔː.tʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfʷɔːʴ.tʃn̩].
How do you pronounce fortune in American English?
In American English, fortune is pronounced /ˈfɔːr.tʃən/.
How many syllables are in fortune?
Fortune has two syllables, /fɔː/ + /tʃən/.
Where is the stress in fortune?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce fortune the same way?
No. British English has /ˈfɔː.tʃən/ and American English has /ˈfɔːr.tʃən/.
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