How To Pronounce Lemon
lemon
In British English, lemon is pronounced /ˈlem.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈlẽm.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈlem.ən/.
Lemon 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
Lemon 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 Lemon
Questions About Lemon
How do you pronounce lemon in British English?
In British English, lemon is pronounced /ˈlem.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈlẽm.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce lemon in American English?
In American English, lemon is pronounced /ˈlem.ən/.
How many syllables are in lemon?
Lemon has two syllables, /lem/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in lemon?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /lem/.
Do British and American English pronounce lemon the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈlem.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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