How To Pronounce Necessarily
necessarily
In British English, necessarily is pronounced /ˌnes.əˈser.ɪ.li/ or /ˈnes.ə.sər.ɪ.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌnes.əˈser.ɪ.li]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌnes.əˈser.ə.li/.
Necessarily has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Necessarily 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.
Questions About Necessarily
How do you pronounce necessarily in British English?
In British English, necessarily is pronounced /ˌnes.əˈser.ɪ.li/ or /ˈnes.ə.sər.ɪ.li/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌnes.əˈser.ɪ.li].
How do you pronounce necessarily in American English?
In American English, necessarily is pronounced /ˌnes.əˈser.ə.li/.
How many syllables are in necessarily?
Necessarily has five syllables, /nes/ + /ə/ + /ser/ + /ɪ/ + /li/.
Where is the stress in necessarily?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /ser/.
Do British and American English pronounce necessarily the same way?
No. British English has /ˌnes.əˈser.ɪ.li/ and American English has /ˌnes.əˈser.ə.li/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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