How To Pronounce Ravenous
ravenous
In British English, ravenous is pronounced /ˈræv.ən.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈræv.ə̃n.əs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈræv.ən.əs/.
Ravenous has three 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
Ravenous has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Ravenous
How do you pronounce ravenous in British English?
In British English, ravenous is pronounced /ˈræv.ən.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈræv.ə̃n.əs].
How do you pronounce ravenous in American English?
In American English, ravenous is pronounced /ˈræv.ən.əs/.
How many syllables are in ravenous?
Ravenous has three syllables, /ræv/ + /ən/ + /əs/.
Where is the stress in ravenous?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ræv/.
Do British and American English pronounce ravenous the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈræv.ən.əs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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