How To Pronounce Jelly
jelly
In British English, jelly is pronounced /ˈdʒel.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒel.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdʒel.i/.
Jelly has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Jelly has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Jelly
Questions About Jelly
How do you pronounce jelly in British English?
In British English, jelly is pronounced /ˈdʒel.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒel.i].
How do you pronounce jelly in American English?
In American English, jelly is pronounced /ˈdʒel.i/.
How many syllables are in jelly?
Jelly has two syllables, /dʒel/ + /i/.
Where is the stress in jelly?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /dʒel/.
Do British and American English pronounce jelly the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdʒel.i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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