How To Pronounce Olympic
Olympic
In British English, Olympic is pronounced /əˈlɪm.pɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈlɪ̃m.pɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈlɪm.pɪk/.
Olympic has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Olympic has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Olympic
How do you pronounce Olympic in British English?
In British English, Olympic is pronounced /əˈlɪm.pɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈlɪ̃m.pɪk̚].
How do you pronounce Olympic in American English?
In American English, Olympic is pronounced /əˈlɪm.pɪk/.
How many syllables are in Olympic?
Olympic has three syllables, /ə/ + /lɪm/ + /pɪk/.
Where is the stress in Olympic?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /lɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce Olympic the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈlɪm.pɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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