How To Pronounce Oxygen
oxygen
In British English, oxygen is pronounced /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/.
Oxygen has three 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
Oxygen has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Oxygen
How do you pronounce oxygen in British English?
In British English, oxygen is pronounced /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒə̃n].
How do you pronounce oxygen in American English?
In American English, oxygen is pronounced /ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/.
How many syllables are in oxygen?
Oxygen has three syllables, /ɒk/ + /sɪ/ + /dʒən/.
Where is the stress in oxygen?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɒk/.
Do British and American English pronounce oxygen the same way?
No. British English has /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/ and American English has /ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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