How To Pronounce Maintenance
maintenance
In British English, maintenance is pronounced /ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈme͠ɪn.tə̃n.ə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmeɪn.t̯ən.əns/.
Maintenance has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Maintenance has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Maintenance
How do you pronounce maintenance in British English?
In British English, maintenance is pronounced /ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈme͠ɪn.tə̃n.ə̃ns].
How do you pronounce maintenance in American English?
In American English, maintenance is pronounced /ˈmeɪn.t̯ən.əns/.
How many syllables are in maintenance?
Maintenance has three syllables, /meɪn/ + /tən/ + /əns/.
Where is the stress in maintenance?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /meɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce maintenance the same way?
No. British English has /ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/ and American English has /ˈmeɪn.t̯ən.əns/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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