How To Pronounce Precocious
precocious
In British English, precocious is pronounced /prɪˈkəʊ.ʃəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈkʰəʊ.ʃəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /prɪˈkoʊ.ʃəs/.
Precocious has three 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
Precocious has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Precocious
How do you pronounce precocious in British English?
In British English, precocious is pronounced /prɪˈkəʊ.ʃəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈkʰəʊ.ʃəs].
How do you pronounce precocious in American English?
In American English, precocious is pronounced /prɪˈkoʊ.ʃəs/.
How many syllables are in precocious?
Precocious has three syllables, /prɪ/ + /kəʊ/ + /ʃəs/.
Where is the stress in precocious?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kəʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce precocious the same way?
No. British English has /prɪˈkəʊ.ʃəs/ and American English has /prɪˈkoʊ.ʃəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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