How To Pronounce Strength
strength
UK
Phonemic
/streŋθ/
Phonetic
[str̥ẽŋθ]
US
Phonemic
/streŋθ/
In British English, strength is pronounced /streŋθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥ẽŋθ]. In American English, it is pronounced /streŋθ/.
Strength has one 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
streŋθ
Strength has one syllable in British English.
strength + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/streŋθs/
US
/streŋθs/
Words That Rhyme With Strength
Questions About Strength
How do you pronounce strength in British English?
In British English, strength is pronounced /streŋθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥ẽŋθ].
How do you pronounce strength in American English?
In American English, strength is pronounced /streŋθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce strength the same way?
Yes. Both are /streŋθ/.
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