How To Pronounce Reasonable
reasonable
In British English, reasonable is pronounced /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ or /ˈriːz.nə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈriː.zə̃n.ə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/.
Reasonable has four 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
Reasonable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Reasonable
How do you pronounce reasonable in British English?
In British English, reasonable is pronounced /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ or /ˈriːz.nə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈriː.zə̃n.ə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce reasonable in American English?
In American English, reasonable is pronounced /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in reasonable?
Reasonable has four syllables, /riː/ + /zən/ + /ə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in reasonable?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /riː/.
Do British and American English pronounce reasonable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oooo
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