How To Pronounce Reprisal
reprisal
In British English, reprisal is pronounced /rɪˈpraɪ.zəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈpr̥aɪ.zl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈpraɪ.zəl/.
Reprisal has three 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
Reprisal has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Reprisal
How do you pronounce reprisal in British English?
In British English, reprisal is pronounced /rɪˈpraɪ.zəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈpr̥aɪ.zl̩].
How do you pronounce reprisal in American English?
In American English, reprisal is pronounced /rɪˈpraɪ.zəl/.
How many syllables are in reprisal?
Reprisal has three syllables, /rɪ/ + /praɪ/ + /zəl/.
Where is the stress in reprisal?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /praɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce reprisal the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈpraɪ.zəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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