How To Pronounce Penalty
penalty
In British English, penalty is pronounced /ˈpen.əl.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰẽn.əɫ.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpen.əl.ti/.
Penalty has three 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
Penalty 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 Penalty
How do you pronounce penalty in British English?
In British English, penalty is pronounced /ˈpen.əl.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰẽn.əɫ.ti].
How do you pronounce penalty in American English?
In American English, penalty is pronounced /ˈpen.əl.ti/.
How many syllables are in penalty?
Penalty has three syllables, /pen/ + /əl/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in penalty?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /pen/.
Do British and American English pronounce penalty the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpen.əl.ti/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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