How To Pronounce Kinship
kinship
How To Say Kinship Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, kinship is pronounced /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰɪ̃n.ʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/.
Kinship 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
Kinship 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.
Transcription Tips For Kinship
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Kinship /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Kinship /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/
Questions About Kinship
How do you say kinship phonetically?
Kinship sounds like KIN-ship in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce kinship in British English?
In British English, kinship is pronounced /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰɪ̃n.ʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce kinship in American English?
In American English, kinship is pronounced /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/.
How many syllables are in kinship?
Kinship has two syllables, /kɪn/ + /ʃɪp/.
Where is the stress in kinship?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce kinship the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Kinship
Kinship has two syllables. See how kinship divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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