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How To Pronounce Resilience

resilience

UK
Phonemic
/rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/
Phonetic
[rɪˈzɪl.i.ə̃ns]
US
Phonemic
/rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/

How To Say Resilience Phonetically

UKri-ZIL-ee-uhns

Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.

In British English, resilience is pronounced /rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈzɪl.i.ə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/.

Resilience has four 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

rɪzɪliəns

Resilience has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Transcription Tips For Resilience

  1. Rule 3

    Mark The Stressed Syllable

    When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.

    lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/

    Here. Resilience /rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/

  2. Rule 7

    Stress Mark Replaces The Dot

    Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.

    They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/

    Here. Resilience /rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/

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Questions About Resilience

How do you say resilience phonetically?

Resilience sounds like ri-ZIL-ee-uhns in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce resilience in British English?

In British English, resilience is pronounced /rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈzɪl.i.ə̃ns].

How do you pronounce resilience in American English?

In American English, resilience is pronounced /rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/.

How many syllables are in resilience?

Resilience has four syllables, /rɪ/ + /zɪl/ + /i/ + /əns/.

Where is the stress in resilience?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /zɪl/.

Do British and American English pronounce resilience the same way?

Yes. Both are /rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Resilience

Resilience has four syllables. See how resilience divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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