How To Pronounce Surgery
surgery
In British English, surgery is pronounced /ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɜːʴ.dʒər.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsɝː.dʒɚ.i/.
Surgery has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Surgery has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Surgery
Questions About Surgery
How do you pronounce surgery in British English?
In British English, surgery is pronounced /ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɜːʴ.dʒər.i].
How do you pronounce surgery in American English?
In American English, surgery is pronounced /ˈsɝː.dʒɚ.i/.
How many syllables are in surgery?
Surgery has three syllables, /sɜː/ + /dʒər/ + /i/.
Where is the stress in surgery?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sɜː/.
Do British and American English pronounce surgery the same way?
No. British English has /ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/ and American English has /ˈsɝː.dʒɚ.i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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