How To Pronounce Physician
physician
How To Say Physician Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, physician is pronounced /fəˈzɪʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈzɪʃ.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /fəˈzɪʃ.ən/.
Physician has three 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
Physician has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Physician
Transcription Tips For Physician
- Rule 29
The Letter y
The letter y before a vowel is usually a consonant, /j/. After a consonant it is usually a vowel.
yes /jes/yam /jæm/city /ˈsɪt.i/
Here. Physician /fəˈzɪʃ.ən/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Physician /fəˈzɪʃ.ən/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Physician /fəˈzɪʃ.ən/
Questions About Physician
How do you say physician phonetically?
Physician sounds like fuh-ZISH-uhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce physician in British English?
In British English, physician is pronounced /fəˈzɪʃ.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈzɪʃ.n̩].
How do you pronounce physician in American English?
In American English, physician is pronounced /fəˈzɪʃ.ən/.
How many syllables are in physician?
Physician has three syllables, /fə/ + /zɪʃ/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in physician?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /zɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce physician the same way?
Yes. Both are /fəˈzɪʃ.ən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Physician
Physician has three syllables. See how physician divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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