How To Pronounce Potassium
potassium
In British English, potassium is pronounced /pəˈtæs.i.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈtʰæs.i.ə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˈtæs.i.əm/.
Potassium has four 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
Potassium 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 Potassium
How do you pronounce potassium in British English?
In British English, potassium is pronounced /pəˈtæs.i.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈtʰæs.i.ə̃m].
How do you pronounce potassium in American English?
In American English, potassium is pronounced /pəˈtæs.i.əm/.
How many syllables are in potassium?
Potassium has four syllables, /pə/ + /tæs/ + /i/ + /əm/.
Where is the stress in potassium?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tæs/.
Do British and American English pronounce potassium the same way?
Yes. Both are /pəˈtæs.i.əm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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