How To Pronounce Sprinkle
sprinkle
In British English, sprinkle is pronounced /ˈsprɪŋ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈspr̥ɪ̃ŋ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsprɪŋ.kəl/.
Sprinkle 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
Sprinkle 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 Sprinkle
Questions About Sprinkle
How do you pronounce sprinkle in British English?
In British English, sprinkle is pronounced /ˈsprɪŋ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈspr̥ɪ̃ŋ.kl̩].
How do you pronounce sprinkle in American English?
In American English, sprinkle is pronounced /ˈsprɪŋ.kəl/.
How many syllables are in sprinkle?
Sprinkle has two syllables, /sprɪŋ/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in sprinkle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sprɪŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce sprinkle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsprɪŋ.kəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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