How To Pronounce Roomy
roomy
In British English, roomy is pronounced /ˈruː.mi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrʷuː.mi]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈruː.mi/.
Roomy has two 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
Roomy has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Roomy
Questions About Roomy
How do you pronounce roomy in British English?
In British English, roomy is pronounced /ˈruː.mi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrʷuː.mi].
How do you pronounce roomy in American English?
In American English, roomy is pronounced /ˈruː.mi/.
How many syllables are in roomy?
Roomy has two syllables, /ruː/ + /mi/.
Where is the stress in roomy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ruː/.
Do British and American English pronounce roomy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈruː.mi/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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