How To Pronounce Pleonasm
pleonasm
In British English, pleonasm is pronounced /ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpl̥iː.ə.næz.ə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/.
Pleonasm has four 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
Pleonasm has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Pleonasm
How do you pronounce pleonasm in British English?
In British English, pleonasm is pronounced /ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpl̥iː.ə.næz.ə̃m].
How do you pronounce pleonasm in American English?
In American English, pleonasm is pronounced /ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/.
How many syllables are in pleonasm?
Pleonasm has four syllables, /pliː/ + /ə/ + /næz/ + /əm/.
Where is the stress in pleonasm?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /pliː/.
Do British and American English pronounce pleonasm the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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