How To Pronounce Recompense
recompense
In British English, recompense is pronounced /ˈrek.əm.pens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrek.ə̃m.pẽns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈrek.əm.pens/.
Recompense 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
Recompense 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 Recompense
How do you pronounce recompense in British English?
In British English, recompense is pronounced /ˈrek.əm.pens/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrek.ə̃m.pẽns].
How do you pronounce recompense in American English?
In American English, recompense is pronounced /ˈrek.əm.pens/.
How many syllables are in recompense?
Recompense has three syllables, /rek/ + /əm/ + /pens/.
Where is the stress in recompense?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /rek/.
Do British and American English pronounce recompense the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈrek.əm.pens/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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