How To Pronounce Image
image
In British English, image is pronounced /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃m.ɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/.
Image 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
Image 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 Image
How do you pronounce image in British English?
In British English, image is pronounced /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃m.ɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce image in American English?
In American English, image is pronounced /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in image?
Image has two syllables, /ɪm/ + /ɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in image?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce image the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/.
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