How To Pronounce House of representatives
house of representatives
In British English, house of representatives is pronounced /ˌhaʊs.əvˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪvz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhaʊs.əvˌrep.rɪˈzẽn.tə.tɪvz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌhaʊs.əvˌrep.rəˈzen.t̯ə.t̯ɪvz/.
House of representatives has seven syllables, and the main stress falls on the fifth 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
House of representatives has seven syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fifth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About House of representatives
How do you pronounce house of representatives in British English?
In British English, house of representatives is pronounced /ˌhaʊs.əvˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪvz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhaʊs.əvˌrep.rɪˈzẽn.tə.tɪvz].
How do you pronounce house of representatives in American English?
In American English, house of representatives is pronounced /ˌhaʊs.əvˌrep.rəˈzen.t̯ə.t̯ɪvz/.
How many syllables are in house of representatives?
House of representatives has seven syllables, /haʊs/ + /əv/ + /rep/ + /rɪ/ + /zen/ + /tə/ + /tɪvz/.
Where is the stress in house of representatives?
The main stress is on the fifth syllable, /zen/.
Do British and American English pronounce house of representatives the same way?
No. British English has /ˌhaʊs.əvˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪvz/ and American English has /ˌhaʊs.əvˌrep.rəˈzen.t̯ə.t̯ɪvz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooooOoo
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