How To Pronounce In case of
in case of
In British English, in case of is pronounced /ɪnˈkeɪs.əv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰeɪs.əv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈkeɪs.əv/.
In case of has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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 case of has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About In case of
How do you pronounce in case of in British English?
In British English, in case of is pronounced /ɪnˈkeɪs.əv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰeɪs.əv].
How do you pronounce in case of in American English?
In American English, in case of is pronounced /ɪnˈkeɪs.əv/.
How many syllables are in in case of?
In case of has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /keɪs/ + /əv/.
Where is the stress in in case of?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /keɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce in case of the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈkeɪs.əv/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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