How To Pronounce Kidney
kidney
In British English, kidney is pronounced /ˈkɪd.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰɪd.ni]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkɪd.ni/.
Kidney 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
Kidney 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 Kidney
Questions About Kidney
How do you pronounce kidney in British English?
In British English, kidney is pronounced /ˈkɪd.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰɪd.ni].
How do you pronounce kidney in American English?
In American English, kidney is pronounced /ˈkɪd.ni/.
How many syllables are in kidney?
Kidney has two syllables, /kɪd/ + /ni/.
Where is the stress in kidney?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce kidney the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkɪd.ni/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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