How To Pronounce Instead of
instead of
In British English, instead of is pronounced /ɪnˈsted.əv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsted.əv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈsted.əv/.
Instead of has three 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
Instead of has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Instead of
How do you pronounce instead of in British English?
In British English, instead of is pronounced /ɪnˈsted.əv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsted.əv].
How do you pronounce instead of in American English?
In American English, instead of is pronounced /ɪnˈsted.əv/.
How many syllables are in instead of?
Instead of has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /sted/ + /əv/.
Where is the stress in instead of?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sted/.
Do British and American English pronounce instead of the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈsted.əv/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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