How To Pronounce Helium
helium
In British English, helium is pronounced /ˈhiː.li.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhiː.li.ə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhiː.li.əm/.
Helium 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
Helium 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 Helium
How do you pronounce helium in British English?
In British English, helium is pronounced /ˈhiː.li.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhiː.li.ə̃m].
How do you pronounce helium in American English?
In American English, helium is pronounced /ˈhiː.li.əm/.
How many syllables are in helium?
Helium has three syllables, /hiː/ + /li/ + /əm/.
Where is the stress in helium?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce helium the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhiː.li.əm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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