How To Pronounce Intervention
intervention
How To Say Intervention Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, intervention is pronounced /ˌɪn.təˈven.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.təʴˈvẽn.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈven.ʃən/.
Intervention has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Intervention has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Intervention
Transcription Tips For Intervention
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Intervention /ˌɪn.təˈven.ʃən/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Intervention /ˌɪn.təˈven.ʃən/
Questions About Intervention
How do you say intervention phonetically?
Intervention sounds like in-tuh-VEN-shuhn in British English and in-ter-VEN-shuhn in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce intervention in British English?
In British English, intervention is pronounced /ˌɪn.təˈven.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.təʴˈvẽn.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce intervention in American English?
In American English, intervention is pronounced /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈven.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in intervention?
Intervention has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /tə/ + /ven/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in intervention?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /ven/.
Do British and American English pronounce intervention the same way?
No. British English has /ˌɪn.təˈven.ʃən/ and American English has /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈven.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Intervention
Intervention has four syllables. See how intervention divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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