How To Pronounce Gazelle
gazelle
In British English, gazelle is pronounced /ɡəˈzel/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡəˈzeɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡəˈzel/.
Gazelle has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Gazelle has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Gazelle
Questions About Gazelle
How do you pronounce gazelle in British English?
In British English, gazelle is pronounced /ɡəˈzel/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡəˈzeɫ].
How do you pronounce gazelle in American English?
In American English, gazelle is pronounced /ɡəˈzel/.
How many syllables are in gazelle?
Gazelle has two syllables, /ɡə/ + /zel/.
Where is the stress in gazelle?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /zel/.
Do British and American English pronounce gazelle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡəˈzel/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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