How To Pronounce Pedestrian
pedestrian
In British English, pedestrian is pronounced /pəˈdes.tri.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈdes.tr̥i.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˈdes.tri.ən/.
Pedestrian has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Pedestrian has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Pedestrian
How do you pronounce pedestrian in British English?
In British English, pedestrian is pronounced /pəˈdes.tri.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈdes.tr̥i.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce pedestrian in American English?
In American English, pedestrian is pronounced /pəˈdes.tri.ən/.
How many syllables are in pedestrian?
Pedestrian has four syllables, /pə/ + /des/ + /tri/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in pedestrian?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /des/.
Do British and American English pronounce pedestrian the same way?
Yes. Both are /pəˈdes.tri.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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