How To Pronounce Newspaper
newspaper
In British English, newspaper is pronounced /ˈnjuːz.peɪ.pə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnjʷuːz.peɪ.pəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈnuːz.peɪ.pɚ/.
Newspaper 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
Newspaper 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 Newspaper
How do you pronounce newspaper in British English?
In British English, newspaper is pronounced /ˈnjuːz.peɪ.pə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnjʷuːz.peɪ.pəʴ].
How do you pronounce newspaper in American English?
In American English, newspaper is pronounced /ˈnuːz.peɪ.pɚ/.
How many syllables are in newspaper?
Newspaper has three syllables, /njuːz/ + /peɪ/ + /pə/.
Where is the stress in newspaper?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /njuːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce newspaper the same way?
No. British English has /ˈnjuːz.peɪ.pə/ and American English has /ˈnuːz.peɪ.pɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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