How To Pronounce Suspicious
suspicious
In British English, suspicious is pronounced /səˈspɪʃ.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səˈspɪʃ.əs]. In American English, it is pronounced /səˈspɪʃ.əs/.
Suspicious has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Suspicious 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 Suspicious
Questions About Suspicious
How do you pronounce suspicious in British English?
In British English, suspicious is pronounced /səˈspɪʃ.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səˈspɪʃ.əs].
How do you pronounce suspicious in American English?
In American English, suspicious is pronounced /səˈspɪʃ.əs/.
How many syllables are in suspicious?
Suspicious has three syllables, /sə/ + /spɪʃ/ + /əs/.
Where is the stress in suspicious?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /spɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce suspicious the same way?
Yes. Both are /səˈspɪʃ.əs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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