How To Pronounce Hardship
hardship
In British English, hardship is pronounced /ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhɑːʴd.ʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhɑːrd.ʃɪp/.
Hardship 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
Hardship 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 Hardship
How do you pronounce hardship in British English?
In British English, hardship is pronounced /ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhɑːʴd.ʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce hardship in American English?
In American English, hardship is pronounced /ˈhɑːrd.ʃɪp/.
How many syllables are in hardship?
Hardship has two syllables, /hɑːd/ + /ʃɪp/.
Where is the stress in hardship?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hɑːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce hardship the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/ and American English has /ˈhɑːrd.ʃɪp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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