How To Pronounce Picnic
picnic
In British English, picnic is pronounced /ˈpɪk.nɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰɪk.nɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpɪk.nɪk/.
Picnic has two 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
Picnic has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Picnic
How do you pronounce picnic in British English?
In British English, picnic is pronounced /ˈpɪk.nɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰɪk.nɪk̚].
How do you pronounce picnic in American English?
In American English, picnic is pronounced /ˈpɪk.nɪk/.
How many syllables are in picnic?
Picnic has two syllables, /pɪk/ + /nɪk/.
Where is the stress in picnic?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /pɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce picnic the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpɪk.nɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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