How To Pronounce Prison
prison
In British English, prison is pronounced /ˈprɪz.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpr̥ɪz.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈprɪz.ən/.
Prison has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Prison has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Prison
Questions About Prison
How do you pronounce prison in British English?
In British English, prison is pronounced /ˈprɪz.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpr̥ɪz.n̩].
How do you pronounce prison in American English?
In American English, prison is pronounced /ˈprɪz.ən/.
How many syllables are in prison?
Prison has two syllables, /prɪz/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in prison?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /prɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce prison the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈprɪz.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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