How To Pronounce Survival
survival
How To Say Survival Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, survival is pronounced /səˈvaɪ.vəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səʴˈvaɪ.vl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/.
Survival 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
Survival 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 Survival
Transcription Tips For Survival
- Rule 21
Words Ending In -al
When a word of more than one syllable ends with al, the a is the schwa /ə/.
local /ˈləʊ.kəl/legal /ˈliː.ɡəl/principal /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/
Here. Survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/
Questions About Survival
How do you say survival phonetically?
Survival sounds like suh-VY-vuhl in British English and ser-VY-vuhl in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce survival in British English?
In British English, survival is pronounced /səˈvaɪ.vəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səʴˈvaɪ.vl̩].
How do you pronounce survival in American English?
In American English, survival is pronounced /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/.
How many syllables are in survival?
Survival has three syllables, /sə/ + /vaɪ/ + /vəl/.
Where is the stress in survival?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /vaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce survival the same way?
No. British English has /səˈvaɪ.vəl/ and American English has /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Survival
Survival has three syllables. See how survival divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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