How To Pronounce Renounce
renounce
In British English, renounce is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈna͠ʊns]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns/.
Renounce has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Renounce has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Renounce
Questions About Renounce
How do you pronounce renounce in British English?
In British English, renounce is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈna͠ʊns].
How do you pronounce renounce in American English?
In American English, renounce is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns/.
How many syllables are in renounce?
Renounce has two syllables, /rɪ/ + /naʊns/.
Where is the stress in renounce?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /naʊns/.
Do British and American English pronounce renounce the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈnaʊns/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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