How To Pronounce Patience
patience
In British English, patience is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰeɪ.ʃə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/.
Patience has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Patience has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Patience
How do you pronounce patience in British English?
In British English, patience is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰeɪ.ʃə̃ns].
How do you pronounce patience in American English?
In American English, patience is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/.
How many syllables are in patience?
Patience has two syllables, /peɪ/ + /ʃəns/.
Where is the stress in patience?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /peɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce patience the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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