How To Pronounce Hazardous
hazardous
How To Say Hazardous Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, hazardous is pronounced /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhæz.əʴ.dəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhæz.ɚ.dəs/.
Hazardous has three 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
Hazardous 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.
Transcription Tips For Hazardous
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Hazardous /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Hazardous /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/
Questions About Hazardous
How do you say hazardous phonetically?
Hazardous sounds like HAZ-uh-duhs in British English and HAZ-er-duhs in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce hazardous in British English?
In British English, hazardous is pronounced /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhæz.əʴ.dəs].
How do you pronounce hazardous in American English?
In American English, hazardous is pronounced /ˈhæz.ɚ.dəs/.
How many syllables are in hazardous?
Hazardous has three syllables, /hæz/ + /ə/ + /dəs/.
Where is the stress in hazardous?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hæz/.
Do British and American English pronounce hazardous the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhæz.ə.dəs/ and American English has /ˈhæz.ɚ.dəs/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Hazardous
Hazardous has three syllables. See how hazardous divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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