How To Pronounce Guerrilla
guerrilla
In British English, guerrilla is pronounced /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡəˈrɪl.ə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/.
Guerrilla has three 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
Guerrilla has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Guerrilla
Questions About Guerrilla
How do you pronounce guerrilla in British English?
In British English, guerrilla is pronounced /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡəˈrɪl.ə].
How do you pronounce guerrilla in American English?
In American English, guerrilla is pronounced /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/.
How many syllables are in guerrilla?
Guerrilla has three syllables, /ɡə/ + /rɪl/ + /ə/.
Where is the stress in guerrilla?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /rɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce guerrilla the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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