How To Pronounce Significance
significance
How To Say Significance Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, significance is pronounced /səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/.
Significance has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Significance has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Significance
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Significance /səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Significance /səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/
Questions About Significance
How do you say significance phonetically?
Significance sounds like suhg-NIF-i-kuhns in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce significance in British English?
In British English, significance is pronounced /səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kə̃ns].
How do you pronounce significance in American English?
In American English, significance is pronounced /səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/.
How many syllables are in significance?
Significance has four syllables, /səɡ/ + /nɪf/ + /ɪ/ + /kəns/.
Where is the stress in significance?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /nɪf/.
Do British and American English pronounce significance the same way?
Yes. Both are /səɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Significance
Significance has four syllables. See how significance divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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