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