How To Pronounce Hotel
hotel
In British English, hotel is pronounced /həʊˈtel/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [həʊˈtʰeɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /hoʊˈtel/.
Hotel has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Hotel has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Hotel
Questions About Hotel
How do you pronounce hotel in British English?
In British English, hotel is pronounced /həʊˈtel/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [həʊˈtʰeɫ].
How do you pronounce hotel in American English?
In American English, hotel is pronounced /hoʊˈtel/.
How many syllables are in hotel?
Hotel has two syllables, /həʊ/ + /tel/.
Where is the stress in hotel?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tel/.
Do British and American English pronounce hotel the same way?
No. British English has /həʊˈtel/ and American English has /hoʊˈtel/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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