How To Pronounce Headphones
headphones
In British English, headphones is pronounced /ˈhed.fəʊnz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhed.fə͠ʊnz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhed.foʊnz/.
Headphones 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
Headphones 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 Headphones
How do you pronounce headphones in British English?
In British English, headphones is pronounced /ˈhed.fəʊnz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhed.fə͠ʊnz].
How do you pronounce headphones in American English?
In American English, headphones is pronounced /ˈhed.foʊnz/.
How many syllables are in headphones?
Headphones has two syllables, /hed/ + /fəʊnz/.
Where is the stress in headphones?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hed/.
Do British and American English pronounce headphones the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhed.fəʊnz/ and American English has /ˈhed.foʊnz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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