How To Pronounce Nurture

nurture

Phonemic

/ˈnɜː.tʃə/

Phonetic

[ˈnɜːʴ.tʃəʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈnɝː.tʃɚ/

In British English, nurture is pronounced /ˈnɜː.tʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnɜːʴ.tʃəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈnɝː.tʃɚ/.

Nurture 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

nɜːtʃə

Nurture 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.

nurture + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈnɜː.tʃəz/

/ˈnɝː.tʃɚz/

nurture + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈnɜː.tʃəd/

/ˈnɝː.tʃɚd/

nurture + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈnɜː.tʃə.rɪŋ/

/ˈnɝː.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/

Questions About Nurture

How do you pronounce nurture in British English?

In British English, nurture is pronounced /ˈnɜː.tʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnɜːʴ.tʃəʴ].

How do you pronounce nurture in American English?

In American English, nurture is pronounced /ˈnɝː.tʃɚ/.

How many syllables are in nurture?

Nurture has two syllables, /nɜː/ + /tʃə/.

Where is the stress in nurture?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /nɜː/.

Do British and American English pronounce nurture the same way?

No. British English has /ˈnɜː.tʃə/ and American English has /ˈnɝː.tʃɚ/.

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