How To Pronounce Refugee
refugee
In British English, refugee is pronounced /ˌref.jʊˈdʒiː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌref.jʷʊˈdʒiː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌref.jʊˈdʒiː/.
Refugee has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Refugee has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Refugee
Questions About Refugee
How do you pronounce refugee in British English?
In British English, refugee is pronounced /ˌref.jʊˈdʒiː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌref.jʷʊˈdʒiː].
How do you pronounce refugee in American English?
In American English, refugee is pronounced /ˌref.jʊˈdʒiː/.
How many syllables are in refugee?
Refugee has three syllables, /ref/ + /jʊ/ + /dʒiː/.
Where is the stress in refugee?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /dʒiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce refugee the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌref.jʊˈdʒiː/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
Nearby Words
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