How To Pronounce Pharyngeal
pharyngeal
In British English, pharyngeal is pronounced /ˌfær.ɪnˈdʒiː.əl/ or /fəˈrɪn.dʒi.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌfær.ɪ̃nˈdʒiː.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌfer.ɪnˈdʒiː.əl/.
Pharyngeal has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Pharyngeal has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Pharyngeal
How do you pronounce pharyngeal in British English?
In British English, pharyngeal is pronounced /ˌfær.ɪnˈdʒiː.əl/ or /fəˈrɪn.dʒi.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌfær.ɪ̃nˈdʒiː.əɫ].
How do you pronounce pharyngeal in American English?
In American English, pharyngeal is pronounced /ˌfer.ɪnˈdʒiː.əl/.
How many syllables are in pharyngeal?
Pharyngeal has four syllables, /fær/ + /ɪn/ + /dʒiː/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in pharyngeal?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /dʒiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce pharyngeal the same way?
No. British English has /ˌfær.ɪnˈdʒiː.əl/ and American English has /ˌfer.ɪnˈdʒiː.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
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