How To Pronounce Hassle

hassle

UK
Phonemic
/ˈhæs.əl/
Phonetic
[ˈhæs.əɫ]
US
Phonemic
/ˈhæs.əl/

In British English, hassle is pronounced /ˈhæs.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhæs.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhæs.əl/.

Hassle has two 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

hæsəl

Hassle 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.

hassle + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈhæs.əlz/
US
/ˈhæs.əlz/
hassle + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈhæs.əld/
US
/ˈhæs.əld/
hassle + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈhæs.əl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhæs.əl.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Hassle

Questions About Hassle

How do you pronounce hassle in British English?

In British English, hassle is pronounced /ˈhæs.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhæs.əɫ].

How do you pronounce hassle in American English?

In American English, hassle is pronounced /ˈhæs.əl/.

How many syllables are in hassle?

Hassle has two syllables, /hæs/ + /əl/.

Where is the stress in hassle?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /hæs/.

Do British and American English pronounce hassle the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈhæs.əl/.

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