How To Pronounce Struggle
struggle
In British English, struggle is pronounced /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈstr̥ʌɡ.l̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/.
Struggle 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
Struggle 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 Struggle
Questions About Struggle
How do you pronounce struggle in British English?
In British English, struggle is pronounced /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈstr̥ʌɡ.l̩].
How do you pronounce struggle in American English?
In American English, struggle is pronounced /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/.
How many syllables are in struggle?
Struggle has two syllables, /strʌɡ/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in struggle?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /strʌɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce struggle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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