How To Pronounce Shortage
shortage
In British English, shortage is pronounced /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʃʷɔːʴ.tɪdʒ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈʃɔːr.t̯ɪdʒ/.
Shortage 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
Shortage 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 Shortage
How do you pronounce shortage in British English?
In British English, shortage is pronounced /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʃʷɔːʴ.tɪdʒ].
How do you pronounce shortage in American English?
In American English, shortage is pronounced /ˈʃɔːr.t̯ɪdʒ/.
How many syllables are in shortage?
Shortage has two syllables, /ʃɔː/ + /tɪdʒ/.
Where is the stress in shortage?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ʃɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce shortage the same way?
No. British English has /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/ and American English has /ˈʃɔːr.t̯ɪdʒ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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