How To Pronounce Intensive
intensive
In British English, intensive is pronounced /ɪnˈten.sɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈtʰẽn.sɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈten.sɪv/.
Intensive 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
Intensive 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.
Words That Rhyme With Intensive
Questions About Intensive
How do you pronounce intensive in British English?
In British English, intensive is pronounced /ɪnˈten.sɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈtʰẽn.sɪv].
How do you pronounce intensive in American English?
In American English, intensive is pronounced /ɪnˈten.sɪv/.
How many syllables are in intensive?
Intensive has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /ten/ + /sɪv/.
Where is the stress in intensive?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ten/.
Do British and American English pronounce intensive the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈten.sɪv/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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