How To Pronounce Install

install

Phonemic

/ɪnˈstɔːl/

Phonetic

[ɪ̃nˈstʷɔːɫ]

Phonemic

/ɪnˈstɔːl/

In British English, install is pronounced /ɪnˈstɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈstʷɔːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈstɔːl/.

Install has two 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

ɪnstɔːl

Install has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

install + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɪnˈstɔːlz/

install + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɪnˈstɔːld/

install + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ɪnˈstɔː.lɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Install

Questions About Install

How do you pronounce install in British English?

In British English, install is pronounced /ɪnˈstɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈstʷɔːɫ].

How do you pronounce install in American English?

In American English, install is pronounced /ɪnˈstɔːl/.

How many syllables are in install?

Install has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /stɔːl/.

Where is the stress in install?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /stɔːl/.

Do British and American English pronounce install the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪnˈstɔːl/.

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