How To Pronounce Hygiene
hygiene
In British English, hygiene is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.dʒĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/.
Hygiene 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
Hygiene 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 Hygiene
How do you pronounce hygiene in British English?
In British English, hygiene is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.dʒĩːn].
How do you pronounce hygiene in American English?
In American English, hygiene is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/.
How many syllables are in hygiene?
Hygiene has two syllables, /haɪ/ + /dʒiːn/.
Where is the stress in hygiene?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hygiene the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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