How To Pronounce Opportunity
opportunity
In British English, opportunity is pronounced /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nə.ti/ or /ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɒp.əʴˈtj̥ʷuː.nə.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɑːp.ɚˈtuː.nə.t̯i/.
Opportunity 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
Opportunity 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.
Words That Rhyme With Opportunity
Questions About Opportunity
How do you pronounce opportunity in British English?
In British English, opportunity is pronounced /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nə.ti/ or /ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɒp.əʴˈtj̥ʷuː.nə.ti].
How do you pronounce opportunity in American English?
In American English, opportunity is pronounced /ˌɑːp.ɚˈtuː.nə.t̯i/.
How many syllables are in opportunity?
Opportunity has five syllables, /ɒp/ + /ə/ + /tjuː/ + /nə/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in opportunity?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /tjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce opportunity the same way?
No. British English has /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nə.ti/ and American English has /ˌɑːp.ɚˈtuː.nə.t̯i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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