How To Pronounce Harmless
harmless
In British English, harmless is pronounced /ˈhɑːm.ləs/ or /ˈhɑːm.lɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhɑ̃ːʴm.ləs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhɑːrm.ləs/.
Harmless 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
Harmless 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 Harmless
How do you pronounce harmless in British English?
In British English, harmless is pronounced /ˈhɑːm.ləs/ or /ˈhɑːm.lɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhɑ̃ːʴm.ləs].
How do you pronounce harmless in American English?
In American English, harmless is pronounced /ˈhɑːrm.ləs/.
How many syllables are in harmless?
Harmless has two syllables, /hɑːm/ + /ləs/.
Where is the stress in harmless?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hɑːm/.
Do British and American English pronounce harmless the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhɑːm.ləs/ and American English has /ˈhɑːrm.ləs/.
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