How To Pronounce Housemate
housemate
How To Say Housemate Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, housemate is pronounced /ˈhaʊs.meɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaʊs.meɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaʊs.meɪt/.
Housemate 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
Housemate 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.
Transcription Tips For Housemate
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Housemate /ˈhaʊs.meɪt/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Housemate /ˈhaʊs.meɪt/
Questions About Housemate
How do you say housemate phonetically?
Housemate sounds like HOWS-mayt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce housemate in British English?
In British English, housemate is pronounced /ˈhaʊs.meɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaʊs.meɪt̚].
How do you pronounce housemate in American English?
In American English, housemate is pronounced /ˈhaʊs.meɪt/.
How many syllables are in housemate?
Housemate has two syllables, /haʊs/ + /meɪt/.
Where is the stress in housemate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haʊs/.
Do British and American English pronounce housemate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaʊs.meɪt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Housemate
Housemate has two syllables. See how housemate divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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