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