How To Pronounce Healthiest
healthiest
In British English, healthiest is pronounced /ˈhel.θi.ɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈheɫ̪.θi.ɪst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhel.θi.ɪst/.
Healthiest has three 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
Healthiest 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.
Questions About Healthiest
How do you pronounce healthiest in British English?
In British English, healthiest is pronounced /ˈhel.θi.ɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈheɫ̪.θi.ɪst̚].
How do you pronounce healthiest in American English?
In American English, healthiest is pronounced /ˈhel.θi.ɪst/.
How many syllables are in healthiest?
Healthiest has three syllables, /hel/ + /θi/ + /ɪst/.
Where is the stress in healthiest?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hel/.
Do British and American English pronounce healthiest the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhel.θi.ɪst/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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