How To Pronounce Shelter

shelter

Phonemic

/ˈʃel.tə/

Phonetic

[ˈʃeɫ.təʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈʃel.tɚ/

In British English, shelter is pronounced /ˈʃel.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʃeɫ.təʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈʃel.tɚ/.

Shelter 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

ʃeltə

Shelter 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.

shelter + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈʃel.təz/

/ˈʃel.tɚz/

shelter + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈʃel.təd/

/ˈʃel.tɚd/

shelter + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈʃel.tə.rɪŋ/

/ˈʃel.tɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Shelter

Questions About Shelter

How do you pronounce shelter in British English?

In British English, shelter is pronounced /ˈʃel.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʃeɫ.təʴ].

How do you pronounce shelter in American English?

In American English, shelter is pronounced /ˈʃel.tɚ/.

How many syllables are in shelter?

Shelter has two syllables, /ʃel/ + /tə/.

Where is the stress in shelter?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /ʃel/.

Do British and American English pronounce shelter the same way?

No. British English has /ˈʃel.tə/ and American English has /ˈʃel.tɚ/.

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