How To Pronounce Midwife
midwife
How To Say Midwife Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, midwife is pronounced /ˈmɪd.waɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmɪdʷ.waɪf]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmɪd.waɪf/.
Midwife 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
Midwife 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.
Transcription Tips For Midwife
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Midwife /ˈmɪd.waɪf/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Midwife /ˈmɪd.waɪf/
Questions About Midwife
How do you say midwife phonetically?
Midwife sounds like MID-wyf in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce midwife in British English?
In British English, midwife is pronounced /ˈmɪd.waɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmɪdʷ.waɪf].
How do you pronounce midwife in American English?
In American English, midwife is pronounced /ˈmɪd.waɪf/.
How many syllables are in midwife?
Midwife has two syllables, /mɪd/ + /waɪf/.
Where is the stress in midwife?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /mɪd/.
Do British and American English pronounce midwife the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈmɪd.waɪf/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Midwife
Midwife has two syllables. See how midwife divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
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