How To Pronounce Furniture
furniture
In British English, furniture is pronounced /ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɜːʴ.nɪ.tʃəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfɝː.nɪ.tʃɚ/.
Furniture has three 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
Furniture has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Furniture
How do you pronounce furniture in British English?
In British English, furniture is pronounced /ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɜːʴ.nɪ.tʃəʴ].
How do you pronounce furniture in American English?
In American English, furniture is pronounced /ˈfɝː.nɪ.tʃɚ/.
How many syllables are in furniture?
Furniture has three syllables, /fɜː/ + /nɪ/ + /tʃə/.
Where is the stress in furniture?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /fɜː/.
Do British and American English pronounce furniture the same way?
No. British English has /ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃə/ and American English has /ˈfɝː.nɪ.tʃɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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