How To Pronounce Ingenious
ingenious
How To Say Ingenious Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, ingenious is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒiː.njəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʒiː.njəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒiː.njəs/.
Ingenious 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
Ingenious 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.
Transcription Tips For Ingenious
- 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. Ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiː.njəs/
- 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. Ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiː.njəs/
Questions About Ingenious
How do you say ingenious phonetically?
Ingenious sounds like in-JEE-nyuhs in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce ingenious in British English?
In British English, ingenious is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒiː.njəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʒiː.njəs].
How do you pronounce ingenious in American English?
In American English, ingenious is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒiː.njəs/.
How many syllables are in ingenious?
Ingenious has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /dʒiː/ + /njəs/.
Where is the stress in ingenious?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dʒiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce ingenious the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈdʒiː.njəs/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Ingenious
Ingenious has three syllables. See how ingenious divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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