How To Pronounce Spaghetti
spaghetti
In British English, spaghetti is pronounced /spəˈɡet.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spəˈɡet.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /spəˈɡet.i/.
Spaghetti has three 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
Spaghetti has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Spaghetti
Questions About Spaghetti
How do you pronounce spaghetti in British English?
In British English, spaghetti is pronounced /spəˈɡet.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spəˈɡet.i].
How do you pronounce spaghetti in American English?
In American English, spaghetti is pronounced /spəˈɡet.i/.
How many syllables are in spaghetti?
Spaghetti has three syllables, /spə/ + /ɡet/ + /i/.
Where is the stress in spaghetti?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɡet/.
Do British and American English pronounce spaghetti the same way?
Yes. Both are /spəˈɡet.i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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