How To Pronounce Precarious
precarious
In British English, precarious is pronounced /prɪˈkeə.ri.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈkʰeəʴ.ri.əs]. In American English, it is pronounced /prɪˈker.i.əs/.
Precarious 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
Precarious 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.
Words That Rhyme With Precarious
Questions About Precarious
How do you pronounce precarious in British English?
In British English, precarious is pronounced /prɪˈkeə.ri.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈkʰeəʴ.ri.əs].
How do you pronounce precarious in American English?
In American English, precarious is pronounced /prɪˈker.i.əs/.
How many syllables are in precarious?
Precarious has four syllables, /prɪ/ + /keə/ + /ri/ + /əs/.
Where is the stress in precarious?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /keə/.
Do British and American English pronounce precarious the same way?
No. British English has /prɪˈkeə.ri.əs/ and American English has /prɪˈker.i.əs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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