How To Pronounce Inexperience

inexperience

UK
Phonemic
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/
Phonetic
[ˌɪ̃n.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ə̃ns]
US
Phonemic
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/

How To Say Inexperience Phonetically

UKin-ik-SPEER-ree-uhns
USin-ik-SPEER-ee-uhns

Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.

In British English, inexperience is pronounced /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/.

Inexperience has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɪnɪkspɪəriəns

Inexperience has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Words That Rhyme With Inexperience

Transcription Tips For Inexperience

  1. Rule 24

    The Letter x

    The letter x is either /ks/ or /ɡz/. It is /ks/ in six, box and extreme, and /ɡz/ in exam, exit and exhaust.

    six /sɪks/box /bɒks/extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/

    Here. Inexperience /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/

  2. Rule 3

    Mark The Stressed Syllable

    When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.

    lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/

    Here. Inexperience /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/

  3. Rule 7

    Stress Mark Replaces The Dot

    Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.

    They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/

    Here. Inexperience /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/

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Questions About Inexperience

How do you say inexperience phonetically?

Inexperience sounds like in-ik-SPEER-ree-uhns in British English and in-ik-SPEER-ee-uhns in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce inexperience in British English?

In British English, inexperience is pronounced /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.ə̃ns].

How do you pronounce inexperience in American English?

In American English, inexperience is pronounced /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/.

How many syllables are in inexperience?

Inexperience has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /ɪk/ + /spɪə/ + /ri/ + /əns/.

Where is the stress in inexperience?

The main stress is on the third syllable, /spɪə/.

Do British and American English pronounce inexperience the same way?

No. British English has /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/ and American English has /ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Inexperience

Inexperience has five syllables. See how inexperience divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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