How To Pronounce Melodrama
melodrama
In British English, melodrama is pronounced /ˈmel.ə.drɑː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmel.ə.drɑː.mə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmel.ə.drɑː.mə/.
Melodrama has four 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
Melodrama has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Melodrama
How do you pronounce melodrama in British English?
In British English, melodrama is pronounced /ˈmel.ə.drɑː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmel.ə.drɑː.mə].
How do you pronounce melodrama in American English?
In American English, melodrama is pronounced /ˈmel.ə.drɑː.mə/.
How many syllables are in melodrama?
Melodrama has four syllables, /mel/ + /ə/ + /drɑː/ + /mə/.
Where is the stress in melodrama?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /mel/.
Do British and American English pronounce melodrama the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈmel.ə.drɑː.mə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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