How To Pronounce Selfish
selfish
In British English, selfish is pronounced /ˈsel.fɪʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈseɫ.fɪʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsel.fɪʃ/.
Selfish 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
Selfish 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 Selfish
How do you pronounce selfish in British English?
In British English, selfish is pronounced /ˈsel.fɪʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈseɫ.fɪʃ].
How do you pronounce selfish in American English?
In American English, selfish is pronounced /ˈsel.fɪʃ/.
How many syllables are in selfish?
Selfish has two syllables, /sel/ + /fɪʃ/.
Where is the stress in selfish?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sel/.
Do British and American English pronounce selfish the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsel.fɪʃ/.
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