How To Pronounce Mountainous
mountainous
In British English, mountainous is pronounced /ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈma͠ʊn.tɪ.nəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmaʊn.t̯ə.nəs/.
Mountainous 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
Mountainous 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 Mountainous
How do you pronounce mountainous in British English?
In British English, mountainous is pronounced /ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈma͠ʊn.tɪ.nəs].
How do you pronounce mountainous in American English?
In American English, mountainous is pronounced /ˈmaʊn.t̯ə.nəs/.
How many syllables are in mountainous?
Mountainous has three syllables, /maʊn/ + /tɪ/ + /nəs/.
Where is the stress in mountainous?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /maʊn/.
Do British and American English pronounce mountainous the same way?
No. British English has /ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/ and American English has /ˈmaʊn.t̯ə.nəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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