How To Pronounce Surrender
surrender
In British English, surrender is pronounced /səˈren.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səˈrẽn.dəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /səˈren.dɚ/.
Surrender has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Surrender has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Surrender
Questions About Surrender
How do you pronounce surrender in British English?
In British English, surrender is pronounced /səˈren.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səˈrẽn.dəʴ].
How do you pronounce surrender in American English?
In American English, surrender is pronounced /səˈren.dɚ/.
How many syllables are in surrender?
Surrender has three syllables, /sə/ + /ren/ + /də/.
Where is the stress in surrender?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ren/.
Do British and American English pronounce surrender the same way?
No. British English has /səˈren.də/ and American English has /səˈren.dɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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