How To Pronounce Sacrament
sacrament
In British English, sacrament is pronounced /ˈsæk.rə.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsæk.rə.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsæk.rə.mənt/.
Sacrament 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
Sacrament 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 Sacrament
How do you pronounce sacrament in British English?
In British English, sacrament is pronounced /ˈsæk.rə.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsæk.rə.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce sacrament in American English?
In American English, sacrament is pronounced /ˈsæk.rə.mənt/.
How many syllables are in sacrament?
Sacrament has three syllables, /sæk/ + /rə/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in sacrament?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sæk/.
Do British and American English pronounce sacrament the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsæk.rə.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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