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