How To Pronounce Insurance
insurance
In British English, insurance is pronounced /ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈʃʷɔː.rə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈʃʊr.əns/.
Insurance has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Insurance 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 Insurance
How do you pronounce insurance in British English?
In British English, insurance is pronounced /ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈʃʷɔː.rə̃ns].
How do you pronounce insurance in American English?
In American English, insurance is pronounced /ɪnˈʃʊr.əns/.
How many syllables are in insurance?
Insurance has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /ʃɔː/ + /rəns/.
Where is the stress in insurance?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʃɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce insurance the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns/ and American English has /ɪnˈʃʊr.əns/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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