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