How To Pronounce Insatiable
insatiable
In British English, insatiable is pronounced /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈseɪ.ʃə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/.
Insatiable has four 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
Insatiable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Insatiable
How do you pronounce insatiable in British English?
In British English, insatiable is pronounced /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈseɪ.ʃə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce insatiable in American English?
In American English, insatiable is pronounced /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in insatiable?
Insatiable has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /seɪ/ + /ʃə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in insatiable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /seɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce insatiable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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