How To Pronounce Jewellery
jewellery
In British English, jewellery is pronounced /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒʷuː.əɫ.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/.
Jewellery 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
Jewellery 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 Jewellery
How do you pronounce jewellery in British English?
In British English, jewellery is pronounced /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒʷuː.əɫ.ri].
How do you pronounce jewellery in American English?
In American English, jewellery is pronounced /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/.
How many syllables are in jewellery?
Jewellery has three syllables, /dʒuː/ + /əl/ + /ri/.
Where is the stress in jewellery?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /dʒuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce jewellery the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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