How To Pronounce Prima facie
prima facie
In British English, prima facie is pronounced /ˌpraɪ.məˈfeɪ.ʃi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpr̥aɪ.məˈfeɪ.ʃi]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌpraɪ.məˈfeɪ.ʃi/.
Prima facie has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Prima facie has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Prima facie
How do you pronounce prima facie in British English?
In British English, prima facie is pronounced /ˌpraɪ.məˈfeɪ.ʃi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpr̥aɪ.məˈfeɪ.ʃi].
How do you pronounce prima facie in American English?
In American English, prima facie is pronounced /ˌpraɪ.məˈfeɪ.ʃi/.
How many syllables are in prima facie?
Prima facie has four syllables, /praɪ/ + /mə/ + /feɪ/ + /ʃi/.
Where is the stress in prima facie?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /feɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce prima facie the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌpraɪ.məˈfeɪ.ʃi/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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