How To Pronounce Recipe
recipe
In British English, recipe is pronounced /ˈres.ɪ.pi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈres.ɪ.pi]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈres.ə.pi/.
Recipe has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Recipe 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 Recipe
How do you pronounce recipe in British English?
In British English, recipe is pronounced /ˈres.ɪ.pi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈres.ɪ.pi].
How do you pronounce recipe in American English?
In American English, recipe is pronounced /ˈres.ə.pi/.
How many syllables are in recipe?
Recipe has three syllables, /res/ + /ɪ/ + /pi/.
Where is the stress in recipe?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /res/.
Do British and American English pronounce recipe the same way?
No. British English has /ˈres.ɪ.pi/ and American English has /ˈres.ə.pi/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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