How To Pronounce Sausage
sausage
In British English, sausage is pronounced /ˈsɒs.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʷɒs.ɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsɔːs.ɪdʒ/.
Sausage has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Sausage 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.
Questions About Sausage
How do you pronounce sausage in British English?
In British English, sausage is pronounced /ˈsɒs.ɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʷɒs.ɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce sausage in American English?
In American English, sausage is pronounced /ˈsɔːs.ɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in sausage?
Sausage has two syllables, /sɒs/ + /ɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in sausage?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sɒs/.
Do British and American English pronounce sausage the same way?
No. British English has /ˈsɒs.ɪdʒ/ and American English has /ˈsɔːs.ɪdʒ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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