How To Pronounce Fracture
fracture
In British English, fracture is pronounced /ˈfræk.tʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfr̥æk.tʃəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfræk.tʃɚ/.
Fracture 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
Fracture 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.
Words That Rhyme With Fracture
Questions About Fracture
How do you pronounce fracture in British English?
In British English, fracture is pronounced /ˈfræk.tʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfr̥æk.tʃəʴ].
How do you pronounce fracture in American English?
In American English, fracture is pronounced /ˈfræk.tʃɚ/.
How many syllables are in fracture?
Fracture has two syllables, /fræk/ + /tʃə/.
Where is the stress in fracture?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fræk/.
Do British and American English pronounce fracture the same way?
No. British English has /ˈfræk.tʃə/ and American English has /ˈfræk.tʃɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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