How To Pronounce Highlight
highlight
In British English, highlight is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.laɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/.
Highlight 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
Highlight 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 Highlight
How do you pronounce highlight in British English?
In British English, highlight is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.laɪt̚].
How do you pronounce highlight in American English?
In American English, highlight is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/.
How many syllables are in highlight?
Highlight has two syllables, /haɪ/ + /laɪt/.
Where is the stress in highlight?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce highlight the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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