How To Pronounce Reprehensible
reprehensible
In British English, reprehensible is pronounced /ˌrep.rɪˈhen.sə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌrep.rɪˈhẽn.sə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌrep.rɪˈhen.sə.bəl/.
Reprehensible has five 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
Reprehensible has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Reprehensible
Questions About Reprehensible
How do you pronounce reprehensible in British English?
In British English, reprehensible is pronounced /ˌrep.rɪˈhen.sə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌrep.rɪˈhẽn.sə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce reprehensible in American English?
In American English, reprehensible is pronounced /ˌrep.rɪˈhen.sə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in reprehensible?
Reprehensible has five syllables, /rep/ + /rɪ/ + /hen/ + /sə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in reprehensible?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /hen/.
Do British and American English pronounce reprehensible the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌrep.rɪˈhen.sə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
Nearby Words
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