How To Pronounce Hospital
hospital
In British English, hospital is pronounced /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʷɒs.pɪ.tl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̯əl/.
Hospital has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Hospital 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 Hospital
How do you pronounce hospital in British English?
In British English, hospital is pronounced /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʷɒs.pɪ.tl̩].
How do you pronounce hospital in American English?
In American English, hospital is pronounced /ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̯əl/.
How many syllables are in hospital?
Hospital has three syllables, /hɒs/ + /pɪ/ + /təl/.
Where is the stress in hospital?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hɒs/.
Do British and American English pronounce hospital the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/ and American English has /ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̯əl/.
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