How To Pronounce Magnesium
magnesium
In British English, magnesium is pronounced /mæɡˈniː.zi.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mæɡˈniː.zi.ə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /mæɡˈniː.zi.əm/.
Magnesium has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Magnesium 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.
Questions About Magnesium
How do you pronounce magnesium in British English?
In British English, magnesium is pronounced /mæɡˈniː.zi.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mæɡˈniː.zi.ə̃m].
How do you pronounce magnesium in American English?
In American English, magnesium is pronounced /mæɡˈniː.zi.əm/.
How many syllables are in magnesium?
Magnesium has four syllables, /mæɡ/ + /niː/ + /zi/ + /əm/.
Where is the stress in magnesium?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /niː/.
Do British and American English pronounce magnesium the same way?
Yes. Both are /mæɡˈniː.zi.əm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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