How To Pronounce Hostage
hostage
In British English, hostage is pronounced /ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʷɒs.tɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhɑːs.tɪdʒ/.
Hostage has two 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
Hostage 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 Hostage
How do you pronounce hostage in British English?
In British English, hostage is pronounced /ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʷɒs.tɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce hostage in American English?
In American English, hostage is pronounced /ˈhɑːs.tɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in hostage?
Hostage has two syllables, /hɒs/ + /tɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in hostage?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hɒs/.
Do British and American English pronounce hostage the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ/ and American English has /ˈhɑːs.tɪdʒ/.
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