How To Pronounce Multivitamin
multivitamin
How To Say Multivitamin Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, multivitamin is pronounced /ˌmʌl.tiˈvaɪ.tʌm.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌmʌɫ.tiˈvaɪ.tʌ̃m.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌmʌl.tiˈvaɪ.tʌm.ən/.
Multivitamin has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Multivitamin has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Multivitamin
- 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. Multivitamin /ˌmʌl.tiˈvaɪ.tʌm.ən/
- 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. Multivitamin /ˌmʌl.tiˈvaɪ.tʌm.ən/
Questions About Multivitamin
How do you say multivitamin phonetically?
Multivitamin sounds like mul-tee-VY-tum-uhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce multivitamin in British English?
In British English, multivitamin is pronounced /ˌmʌl.tiˈvaɪ.tʌm.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌmʌɫ.tiˈvaɪ.tʌ̃m.n̩].
How do you pronounce multivitamin in American English?
In American English, multivitamin is pronounced /ˌmʌl.tiˈvaɪ.tʌm.ən/.
How many syllables are in multivitamin?
Multivitamin has five syllables, /mʌl/ + /ti/ + /vaɪ/ + /tʌm/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in multivitamin?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /vaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce multivitamin the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌmʌl.tiˈvaɪ.tʌm.ən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Multivitamin
Multivitamin has five syllables. See how multivitamin divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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