How To Pronounce Hyphen
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In British English, hyphen is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.fən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.fə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.fən/.
Hyphen 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
Hyphen 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.
Words That Rhyme With Hyphen
Questions About Hyphen
How do you pronounce hyphen in British English?
In British English, hyphen is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.fən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaɪ.fə̃n].
How do you pronounce hyphen in American English?
In American English, hyphen is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.fən/.
How many syllables are in hyphen?
Hyphen has two syllables, /haɪ/ + /fən/.
Where is the stress in hyphen?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hyphen the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaɪ.fən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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