How To Pronounce In front of
in front of
In British English, in front of is pronounced /ɪnˈfrʌnt.əv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈfr̥ʌ̃nt.əv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈfrʌnt.əv/.
In front 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 front 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 front of
How do you pronounce in front of in British English?
In British English, in front of is pronounced /ɪnˈfrʌnt.əv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈfr̥ʌ̃nt.əv].
How do you pronounce in front of in American English?
In American English, in front of is pronounced /ɪnˈfrʌnt.əv/.
How many syllables are in in front of?
In front of has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /frʌnt/ + /əv/.
Where is the stress in in front of?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /frʌnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce in front of the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈfrʌnt.əv/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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