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