How To Pronounce Productive
productive
How To Say Productive Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, productive is pronounced /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈdʌk.tɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/.
Productive 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
Productive 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 Productive
Transcription Tips For Productive
- 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. Productive /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/
- 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. Productive /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/
Questions About Productive
How do you say productive phonetically?
Productive sounds like pruh-DUK-tiv in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce productive in British English?
In British English, productive is pronounced /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈdʌk.tɪv].
How do you pronounce productive in American English?
In American English, productive is pronounced /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/.
How many syllables are in productive?
Productive has three syllables, /prə/ + /dʌk/ + /tɪv/.
Where is the stress in productive?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dʌk/.
Do British and American English pronounce productive the same way?
Yes. Both are /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Productive
Productive has three syllables. See how productive 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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