How To Pronounce Piece of cake
piece of cake
In British English, piece of cake is pronounced /ˌpiːs.əvˈkeɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpiːs.əvˈkʰeɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌpiːs.əvˈkeɪk/.
Piece of cake has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Piece of cake has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Piece of cake
How do you pronounce piece of cake in British English?
In British English, piece of cake is pronounced /ˌpiːs.əvˈkeɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpiːs.əvˈkʰeɪk̚].
How do you pronounce piece of cake in American English?
In American English, piece of cake is pronounced /ˌpiːs.əvˈkeɪk/.
How many syllables are in piece of cake?
Piece of cake has three syllables, /piːs/ + /əv/ + /keɪk/.
Where is the stress in piece of cake?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /keɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce piece of cake the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌpiːs.əvˈkeɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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