How To Pronounce Porcupine
porcupine
How To Say Porcupine Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, porcupine is pronounced /ˈpɔː.kjə.paɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰɔːʴ.kj̥ə.pa͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpɔːr.kjə.paɪn/.
Porcupine has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Porcupine has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Porcupine
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Porcupine /ˈpɔː.kjə.paɪn/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Porcupine /ˈpɔː.kjə.paɪn/
Questions About Porcupine
How do you say porcupine phonetically?
Porcupine sounds like PAW-kyuh-pyn in British English and POR-kyuh-pyn in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce porcupine in British English?
In British English, porcupine is pronounced /ˈpɔː.kjə.paɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰɔːʴ.kj̥ə.pa͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce porcupine in American English?
In American English, porcupine is pronounced /ˈpɔːr.kjə.paɪn/.
How many syllables are in porcupine?
Porcupine has three syllables, /pɔː/ + /kjə/ + /paɪn/.
Where is the stress in porcupine?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /pɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce porcupine the same way?
No. British English has /ˈpɔː.kjə.paɪn/ and American English has /ˈpɔːr.kjə.paɪn/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Porcupine
Porcupine has three syllables. See how porcupine divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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