How To Pronounce Nightmare
nightmare
In British English, nightmare is pronounced /ˈnaɪt.meə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnaɪt.meəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈnaɪt.mer/.
Nightmare has two 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
Nightmare 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 Nightmare
How do you pronounce nightmare in British English?
In British English, nightmare is pronounced /ˈnaɪt.meə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnaɪt.meəʴ].
How do you pronounce nightmare in American English?
In American English, nightmare is pronounced /ˈnaɪt.mer/.
How many syllables are in nightmare?
Nightmare has two syllables, /naɪt/ + /meə/.
Where is the stress in nightmare?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /naɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce nightmare the same way?
No. British English has /ˈnaɪt.meə/ and American English has /ˈnaɪt.mer/.
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