How To Pronounce Intense
intense
In British English, intense is pronounced /ɪnˈtens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈtʰẽns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈtens/.
Intense 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
Intense 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.
Words That Rhyme With Intense
Questions About Intense
How do you pronounce intense in British English?
In British English, intense is pronounced /ɪnˈtens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈtʰẽns].
How do you pronounce intense in American English?
In American English, intense is pronounced /ɪnˈtens/.
How many syllables are in intense?
Intense has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /tens/.
Where is the stress in intense?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tens/.
Do British and American English pronounce intense the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈtens/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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