How To Pronounce Ingenuity
ingenuity
In British English, ingenuity is pronounced /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnjuː.ə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.dʒəˈnjʷuː.ə.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnuː.ə.t̯i/.
Ingenuity 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
Ingenuity 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 Ingenuity
Questions About Ingenuity
How do you pronounce ingenuity in British English?
In British English, ingenuity is pronounced /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnjuː.ə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.dʒəˈnjʷuː.ə.ti].
How do you pronounce ingenuity in American English?
In American English, ingenuity is pronounced /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnuː.ə.t̯i/.
How many syllables are in ingenuity?
Ingenuity has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /dʒə/ + /njuː/ + /ə/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in ingenuity?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /njuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce ingenuity the same way?
No. British English has /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnjuː.ə.ti/ and American English has /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnuː.ə.t̯i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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