How To Pronounce Police
police
In British English, police is pronounced /pəˈliːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈliːs]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˈliːs/.
Police has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Police has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Police
Questions About Police
How do you pronounce police in British English?
In British English, police is pronounced /pəˈliːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈliːs].
How do you pronounce police in American English?
In American English, police is pronounced /pəˈliːs/.
How many syllables are in police?
Police has two syllables, /pə/ + /liːs/.
Where is the stress in police?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /liːs/.
Do British and American English pronounce police the same way?
Yes. Both are /pəˈliːs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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