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