How To Pronounce Scramble
scramble
In British English, scramble is pronounced /ˈskræm.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈskr̥æ̃m.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈskræm.bəl/.
Scramble 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
Scramble 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 Scramble
Questions About Scramble
How do you pronounce scramble in British English?
In British English, scramble is pronounced /ˈskræm.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈskr̥æ̃m.bl̩].
How do you pronounce scramble in American English?
In American English, scramble is pronounced /ˈskræm.bəl/.
How many syllables are in scramble?
Scramble has two syllables, /skræm/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in scramble?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /skræm/.
Do British and American English pronounce scramble the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈskræm.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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