How To Pronounce Freewheel
freewheel
In British English, freewheel is pronounced /ˈfriː.wiːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfr̥iː.wiːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfriː.wiːl/.
Freewheel 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
Freewheel 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 Freewheel
How do you pronounce freewheel in British English?
In British English, freewheel is pronounced /ˈfriː.wiːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfr̥iː.wiːɫ].
How do you pronounce freewheel in American English?
In American English, freewheel is pronounced /ˈfriː.wiːl/.
How many syllables are in freewheel?
Freewheel has two syllables, /friː/ + /wiːl/.
Where is the stress in freewheel?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /friː/.
Do British and American English pronounce freewheel the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈfriː.wiːl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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