How To Pronounce Ingress
ingress
In British English, ingress is pronounced /ˈɪn.ɡres/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃n.ɡres]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɪn.ɡres/.
Ingress has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Ingress has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Ingress
How do you pronounce ingress in British English?
In British English, ingress is pronounced /ˈɪn.ɡres/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃n.ɡres].
How do you pronounce ingress in American English?
In American English, ingress is pronounced /ˈɪn.ɡres/.
How many syllables are in ingress?
Ingress has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /ɡres/.
Where is the stress in ingress?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce ingress the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɪn.ɡres/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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