How To Pronounce Photographer
photographer
In British English, photographer is pronounced /fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈtʰʷɒɡ.rə.fəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fɚ/.
Photographer has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Photographer 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 Photographer
How do you pronounce photographer in British English?
In British English, photographer is pronounced /fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈtʰʷɒɡ.rə.fəʴ].
How do you pronounce photographer in American English?
In American English, photographer is pronounced /fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fɚ/.
How many syllables are in photographer?
Photographer has four syllables, /fə/ + /tɒɡ/ + /rə/ + /fə/.
Where is the stress in photographer?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tɒɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce photographer the same way?
No. British English has /fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fə/ and American English has /fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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