How To Pronounce Prevent
prevent
In British English, prevent is pronounced /prɪˈvent/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈvẽnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /prɪˈvent/.
Prevent 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
Prevent 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 Prevent
Questions About Prevent
How do you pronounce prevent in British English?
In British English, prevent is pronounced /prɪˈvent/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈvẽnt̚].
How do you pronounce prevent in American English?
In American English, prevent is pronounced /prɪˈvent/.
How many syllables are in prevent?
Prevent has two syllables, /prɪ/ + /vent/.
Where is the stress in prevent?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /vent/.
Do British and American English pronounce prevent the same way?
Yes. Both are /prɪˈvent/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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