How To Pronounce Piebald
piebald
In British English, piebald is pronounced /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰaɪ.bʷɔːɫd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/.
Piebald 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
Piebald 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 Piebald
How do you pronounce piebald in British English?
In British English, piebald is pronounced /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰaɪ.bʷɔːɫd̚].
How do you pronounce piebald in American English?
In American English, piebald is pronounced /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/.
How many syllables are in piebald?
Piebald has two syllables, /paɪ/ + /bɔːld/.
Where is the stress in piebald?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /paɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce piebald the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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