How To Pronounce Pneumonia
pneumonia
In British English, pneumonia is pronounced /njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [njʷuːˈməʊ.ni.ə]. In American English, it is pronounced /nuːˈmoʊn.jə/.
Pneumonia has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Pneumonia has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Pneumonia
How do you pronounce pneumonia in British English?
In British English, pneumonia is pronounced /njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [njʷuːˈməʊ.ni.ə].
How do you pronounce pneumonia in American English?
In American English, pneumonia is pronounced /nuːˈmoʊn.jə/.
How many syllables are in pneumonia?
Pneumonia has four syllables, /njuː/ + /məʊ/ + /ni/ + /ə/.
Where is the stress in pneumonia?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /məʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce pneumonia the same way?
No. British English has /njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/ and American English has /nuːˈmoʊn.jə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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