How To Pronounce Hydrogen
hydrogen
In British English, hydrogen is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/.
Hydrogen has three 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
Hydrogen 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 Hydrogen
How do you pronounce hydrogen in British English?
In British English, hydrogen is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒə̃n].
How do you pronounce hydrogen in American English?
In American English, hydrogen is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/.
How many syllables are in hydrogen?
Hydrogen has three syllables, /haɪ/ + /drə/ + /dʒən/.
Where is the stress in hydrogen?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hydrogen the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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