How To Pronounce In addition to
in addition to
In British English, in addition to is pronounced /ɪn.əˈdɪʃ.ən.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃n.əˈdɪʃ.n̩.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪn.əˈdɪʃ.ən.tə/.
In addition to has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
In addition to has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About In addition to
How do you pronounce in addition to in British English?
In British English, in addition to is pronounced /ɪn.əˈdɪʃ.ən.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃n.əˈdɪʃ.n̩.tə].
How do you pronounce in addition to in American English?
In American English, in addition to is pronounced /ɪn.əˈdɪʃ.ən.tə/.
How many syllables are in in addition to?
In addition to has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /ə/ + /dɪʃ/ + /ən/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in in addition to?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /dɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce in addition to the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪn.əˈdɪʃ.ən.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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