How To Pronounce Silence
silence
In British English, silence is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.ləns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsaɪ.lə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.ləns/.
Silence 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
Silence 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 Silence
How do you pronounce silence in British English?
In British English, silence is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.ləns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsaɪ.lə̃ns].
How do you pronounce silence in American English?
In American English, silence is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.ləns/.
How many syllables are in silence?
Silence has two syllables, /saɪ/ + /ləns/.
Where is the stress in silence?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /saɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce silence the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsaɪ.ləns/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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