How To Pronounce Peripeteia
peripeteia
In British English, peripeteia is pronounced /ˌper.ɪ.pəˈtaɪ.ə/ or /ˌper.ɪ.pəˈtaɪə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌper.ɪ.pəˈtʰaɪ.ə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌper.ə.pəˈtaɪ.ə/.
Peripeteia has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Peripeteia has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
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Questions About Peripeteia
How do you pronounce peripeteia in British English?
In British English, peripeteia is pronounced /ˌper.ɪ.pəˈtaɪ.ə/ or /ˌper.ɪ.pəˈtaɪə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌper.ɪ.pəˈtʰaɪ.ə].
How do you pronounce peripeteia in American English?
In American English, peripeteia is pronounced /ˌper.ə.pəˈtaɪ.ə/.
How many syllables are in peripeteia?
Peripeteia has five syllables, /per/ + /ɪ/ + /pə/ + /taɪ/ + /ə/.
Where is the stress in peripeteia?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /taɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce peripeteia the same way?
No. British English has /ˌper.ɪ.pəˈtaɪ.ə/ and American English has /ˌper.ə.pəˈtaɪ.ə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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