How To Pronounce Insidious
insidious
In British English, insidious is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsɪd.i.əs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/.
Insidious 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
Insidious 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 Insidious
How do you pronounce insidious in British English?
In British English, insidious is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsɪd.i.əs].
How do you pronounce insidious in American English?
In American English, insidious is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/.
How many syllables are in insidious?
Insidious has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /sɪd/ + /i/ + /əs/.
Where is the stress in insidious?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce insidious the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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