How To Pronounce Maintain
maintain
In British English, maintain is pronounced /meɪnˈteɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [me͠ɪnˈtʰe͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /meɪnˈteɪn/.
Maintain has two 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
Maintain has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Maintain
Questions About Maintain
How do you pronounce maintain in British English?
In British English, maintain is pronounced /meɪnˈteɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [me͠ɪnˈtʰe͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce maintain in American English?
In American English, maintain is pronounced /meɪnˈteɪn/.
How many syllables are in maintain?
Maintain has two syllables, /meɪn/ + /teɪn/.
Where is the stress in maintain?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /teɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce maintain the same way?
Yes. Both are /meɪnˈteɪn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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