How To Pronounce Pavement
pavement
In British English, pavement is pronounced /ˈpeɪv.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰeɪv.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpeɪv.mənt/.
Pavement 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
Pavement 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 Pavement
How do you pronounce pavement in British English?
In British English, pavement is pronounced /ˈpeɪv.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰeɪv.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce pavement in American English?
In American English, pavement is pronounced /ˈpeɪv.mənt/.
How many syllables are in pavement?
Pavement has two syllables, /peɪv/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in pavement?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /peɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce pavement the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpeɪv.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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