How To Pronounce Spacious
spacious
In British English, spacious is pronounced /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈspeɪ.ʃəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs/.
Spacious 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
Spacious 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.
Words That Rhyme With Spacious
Questions About Spacious
How do you pronounce spacious in British English?
In British English, spacious is pronounced /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈspeɪ.ʃəs].
How do you pronounce spacious in American English?
In American English, spacious is pronounced /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs/.
How many syllables are in spacious?
Spacious has two syllables, /speɪ/ + /ʃəs/.
Where is the stress in spacious?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /speɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce spacious the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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