How To Pronounce Revelry
revelry
In British English, revelry is pronounced /ˈrev.əl.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrev.əɫ.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈrev.əl.ri/.
Revelry has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Revelry has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Revelry
How do you pronounce revelry in British English?
In British English, revelry is pronounced /ˈrev.əl.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrev.əɫ.ri].
How do you pronounce revelry in American English?
In American English, revelry is pronounced /ˈrev.əl.ri/.
How many syllables are in revelry?
Revelry has three syllables, /rev/ + /əl/ + /ri/.
Where is the stress in revelry?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /rev/.
Do British and American English pronounce revelry the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈrev.əl.ri/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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