How To Pronounce Pathetic fallacy
pathetic fallacy
In British English, pathetic fallacy is pronounced /pəˌθet.ɪkˈfæl.ə.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˌθet.ɪk̚ˈfæl.ə.si]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˌθet.ɪkˈfæl.ə.si/.
Pathetic fallacy has six syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
Pathetic fallacy has six syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Pathetic fallacy
How do you pronounce pathetic fallacy in British English?
In British English, pathetic fallacy is pronounced /pəˌθet.ɪkˈfæl.ə.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˌθet.ɪk̚ˈfæl.ə.si].
How do you pronounce pathetic fallacy in American English?
In American English, pathetic fallacy is pronounced /pəˌθet.ɪkˈfæl.ə.si/.
How many syllables are in pathetic fallacy?
Pathetic fallacy has six syllables, /pə/ + /θet/ + /ɪk/ + /fæl/ + /ə/ + /si/.
Where is the stress in pathetic fallacy?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /fæl/.
Do British and American English pronounce pathetic fallacy the same way?
Yes. Both are /pəˌθet.ɪkˈfæl.ə.si/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOoo
Nearby Words
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