How To Pronounce Kettle
kettle
In British English, kettle is pronounced /ˈket.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰet.l̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈket.əl/.
Kettle 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
Kettle 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 Kettle
Questions About Kettle
How do you pronounce kettle in British English?
In British English, kettle is pronounced /ˈket.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰet.l̩].
How do you pronounce kettle in American English?
In American English, kettle is pronounced /ˈket.əl/.
How many syllables are in kettle?
Kettle has two syllables, /ket/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in kettle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ket/.
Do British and American English pronounce kettle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈket.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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