How To Pronounce Illness
illness
In British English, illness is pronounced /ˈɪl.nəs/ or /ˈɪl.nɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪɫ.nəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɪl.nəs/.
Illness 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
Illness 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 Illness
How do you pronounce illness in British English?
In British English, illness is pronounced /ˈɪl.nəs/ or /ˈɪl.nɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪɫ.nəs].
How do you pronounce illness in American English?
In American English, illness is pronounced /ˈɪl.nəs/.
How many syllables are in illness?
Illness has two syllables, /ɪl/ + /nəs/.
Where is the stress in illness?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce illness the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɪl.nəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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