How To Pronounce Police force
police force
In British English, police force is pronounced /pəˌliːsˈfɔːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˌliːsˈfʷɔːʴs]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˌliːsˈfɔːrs/.
Police force has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Police force 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 Police force
How do you pronounce police force in British English?
In British English, police force is pronounced /pəˌliːsˈfɔːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˌliːsˈfʷɔːʴs].
How do you pronounce police force in American English?
In American English, police force is pronounced /pəˌliːsˈfɔːrs/.
How many syllables are in police force?
Police force has three syllables, /pə/ + /liːs/ + /fɔːs/.
Where is the stress in police force?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /fɔːs/.
Do British and American English pronounce police force the same way?
No. British English has /pəˌliːsˈfɔːs/ and American English has /pəˌliːsˈfɔːrs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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