How To Pronounce Seventeen
seventeen
In British English, seventeen is pronounced /ˌsev.ənˈtiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsev.ə̃nˈtʰĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌsev.ənˈtiːn/.
Seventeen has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Seventeen has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Seventeen
Questions About Seventeen
How do you pronounce seventeen in British English?
In British English, seventeen is pronounced /ˌsev.ənˈtiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsev.ə̃nˈtʰĩːn].
How do you pronounce seventeen in American English?
In American English, seventeen is pronounced /ˌsev.ənˈtiːn/.
How many syllables are in seventeen?
Seventeen has three syllables, /sev/ + /ən/ + /tiːn/.
Where is the stress in seventeen?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /tiːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce seventeen the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌsev.ənˈtiːn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
Nearby Words
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