How To Pronounce Glasses
glasses
In British English, glasses is pronounced /ˈɡlɑː.sɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡlɑː.sɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɡlæs.ɪz/.
Glasses 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
Glasses 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 Glasses
How do you pronounce glasses in British English?
In British English, glasses is pronounced /ˈɡlɑː.sɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡlɑː.sɪz].
How do you pronounce glasses in American English?
In American English, glasses is pronounced /ˈɡlæs.ɪz/.
How many syllables are in glasses?
Glasses has two syllables, /ɡlɑː/ + /sɪz/.
Where is the stress in glasses?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɡlɑː/.
Do British and American English pronounce glasses the same way?
No. British English has /ˈɡlɑː.sɪz/ and American English has /ˈɡlæs.ɪz/.
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