How To Pronounce Insurgency
insurgency
In British English, insurgency is pronounced /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsɜːʴ.dʒə̃n.si]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈsɝː.dʒən.si/.
Insurgency has four 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
Insurgency 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.
Words That Rhyme With Insurgency
Questions About Insurgency
How do you pronounce insurgency in British English?
In British English, insurgency is pronounced /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsɜːʴ.dʒə̃n.si].
How do you pronounce insurgency in American English?
In American English, insurgency is pronounced /ɪnˈsɝː.dʒən.si/.
How many syllables are in insurgency?
Insurgency has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /sɜː/ + /dʒən/ + /si/.
Where is the stress in insurgency?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sɜː/.
Do British and American English pronounce insurgency the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/ and American English has /ɪnˈsɝː.dʒən.si/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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