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