How To Pronounce Prevention
prevention
How To Say Prevention Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, prevention is pronounced /prɪˈven.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈvẽn.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /prɪˈven.ʃən/.
Prevention has three 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
Prevention 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.
Words That Rhyme With Prevention
Transcription Tips For Prevention
- 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. Prevention /prɪˈven.ʃən/
- 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. Prevention /prɪˈven.ʃən/
Questions About Prevention
How do you say prevention phonetically?
Prevention sounds like pri-VEN-shuhn in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce prevention in British English?
In British English, prevention is pronounced /prɪˈven.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈvẽn.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce prevention in American English?
In American English, prevention is pronounced /prɪˈven.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in prevention?
Prevention has three syllables, /prɪ/ + /ven/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in prevention?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ven/.
Do British and American English pronounce prevention the same way?
Yes. Both are /prɪˈven.ʃən/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Prevention
Prevention has three syllables. See how prevention divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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