How To Pronounce Industrial
industrial
In British English, industrial is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʌs.tr̥i.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/.
Industrial has four 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
Industrial has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Industrial
How do you pronounce industrial in British English?
In British English, industrial is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʌs.tr̥i.əɫ].
How do you pronounce industrial in American English?
In American English, industrial is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/.
How many syllables are in industrial?
Industrial has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /dʌs/ + /tri/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in industrial?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dʌs/.
Do British and American English pronounce industrial the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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