How To Pronounce Friendly
friendly
In British English, friendly is pronounced /ˈfrend.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfr̥ẽnd.li]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfrend.li/.
Friendly 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
Friendly 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 Friendly
How do you pronounce friendly in British English?
In British English, friendly is pronounced /ˈfrend.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfr̥ẽnd.li].
How do you pronounce friendly in American English?
In American English, friendly is pronounced /ˈfrend.li/.
How many syllables are in friendly?
Friendly has two syllables, /frend/ + /li/.
Where is the stress in friendly?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /frend/.
Do British and American English pronounce friendly the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈfrend.li/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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