How To Pronounce Groundlessness
groundlessness
In British English, groundlessness is pronounced /ˈɡraʊnd.ləs.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡra͠ʊnd.ləs.nəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɡraʊnd.ləs.nəs/.
Groundlessness has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Groundlessness 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 Groundlessness
How do you pronounce groundlessness in British English?
In British English, groundlessness is pronounced /ˈɡraʊnd.ləs.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡra͠ʊnd.ləs.nəs].
How do you pronounce groundlessness in American English?
In American English, groundlessness is pronounced /ˈɡraʊnd.ləs.nəs/.
How many syllables are in groundlessness?
Groundlessness has three syllables, /ɡraʊnd/ + /ləs/ + /nəs/.
Where is the stress in groundlessness?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɡraʊnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce groundlessness the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɡraʊnd.ləs.nəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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