How To Pronounce Machinery
machinery
In British English, machinery is pronounced /məˈʃiː.nə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [məˈʃiː.nə.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /məˈʃiː.nɚ.i/.
Machinery has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Machinery has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Machinery
Questions About Machinery
How do you pronounce machinery in British English?
In British English, machinery is pronounced /məˈʃiː.nə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [məˈʃiː.nə.ri].
How do you pronounce machinery in American English?
In American English, machinery is pronounced /məˈʃiː.nɚ.i/.
How many syllables are in machinery?
Machinery has four syllables, /mə/ + /ʃiː/ + /nə/ + /ri/.
Where is the stress in machinery?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʃiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce machinery the same way?
No. British English has /məˈʃiː.nə.ri/ and American English has /məˈʃiː.nɚ.i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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