How To Pronounce Garlic
garlic
In British English, garlic is pronounced /ˈɡɑː.lɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡɑːʴ.lɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɡɑːr.lɪk/.
Garlic has two 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
Garlic 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 Garlic
How do you pronounce garlic in British English?
In British English, garlic is pronounced /ˈɡɑː.lɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡɑːʴ.lɪk̚].
How do you pronounce garlic in American English?
In American English, garlic is pronounced /ˈɡɑːr.lɪk/.
How many syllables are in garlic?
Garlic has two syllables, /ɡɑː/ + /lɪk/.
Where is the stress in garlic?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɡɑː/.
Do British and American English pronounce garlic the same way?
No. British English has /ˈɡɑː.lɪk/ and American English has /ˈɡɑːr.lɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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