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