How To Pronounce Mansion
mansion
In British English, mansion is pronounced /ˈmæn.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmæ̃n.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmæn.ʃən/.
Mansion 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
Mansion 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 Mansion
How do you pronounce mansion in British English?
In British English, mansion is pronounced /ˈmæn.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmæ̃n.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce mansion in American English?
In American English, mansion is pronounced /ˈmæn.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in mansion?
Mansion has two syllables, /mæn/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in mansion?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /mæn/.
Do British and American English pronounce mansion the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈmæn.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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