How To Pronounce Frustrated
frustrated
In British English, frustrated is pronounced /frʌˈstreɪ.tɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥ʌˈstr̥eɪ.tɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfrʌs.treɪ.t̯əd/.
Frustrated has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Frustrated has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Frustrated
Questions About Frustrated
How do you pronounce frustrated in British English?
In British English, frustrated is pronounced /frʌˈstreɪ.tɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥ʌˈstr̥eɪ.tɪd̚].
How do you pronounce frustrated in American English?
In American English, frustrated is pronounced /ˈfrʌs.treɪ.t̯əd/.
How many syllables are in frustrated?
Frustrated has three syllables, /frʌ/ + /streɪ/ + /tɪd/.
Where is the stress in frustrated?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /streɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce frustrated the same way?
No. British English has /frʌˈstreɪ.tɪd/ and American English has /ˈfrʌs.treɪ.t̯əd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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