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