How To Pronounce Magma
magma
In British English, magma is pronounced /ˈmæɡ.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmæɡ.mə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmæɡ.mə/.
Magma 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
Magma 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 Magma
How do you pronounce magma in British English?
In British English, magma is pronounced /ˈmæɡ.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmæɡ.mə].
How do you pronounce magma in American English?
In American English, magma is pronounced /ˈmæɡ.mə/.
How many syllables are in magma?
Magma has two syllables, /mæɡ/ + /mə/.
Where is the stress in magma?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /mæɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce magma the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈmæɡ.mə/.
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