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