How To Pronounce Oversee
oversee
In British English, oversee is pronounced /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌəʊ.vəʴˈsiː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsiː/.
Oversee has three 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
Oversee has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Oversee
Questions About Oversee
How do you pronounce oversee in British English?
In British English, oversee is pronounced /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌəʊ.vəʴˈsiː].
How do you pronounce oversee in American English?
In American English, oversee is pronounced /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsiː/.
How many syllables are in oversee?
Oversee has three syllables, /əʊ/ + /və/ + /siː/.
Where is the stress in oversee?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /siː/.
Do British and American English pronounce oversee the same way?
No. British English has /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ and American English has /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsiː/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
Nearby Words
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