How To Pronounce Mushroom
mushroom
In British English, mushroom is pronounced /ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmʌʃ.rʷũːm]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/.
Mushroom 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
Mushroom 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 Mushroom
How do you pronounce mushroom in British English?
In British English, mushroom is pronounced /ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmʌʃ.rʷũːm].
How do you pronounce mushroom in American English?
In American English, mushroom is pronounced /ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/.
How many syllables are in mushroom?
Mushroom has two syllables, /mʌʃ/ + /ruːm/.
Where is the stress in mushroom?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /mʌʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce mushroom the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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