How To Pronounce Sustainable
sustainable
How To Say Sustainable Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, sustainable is pronounced /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səˈsteɪ.nə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/.
Sustainable has four 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
Sustainable has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Sustainable
Transcription Tips For Sustainable
- Rule 22
Words Ending In -le
When le ends a word of more than one syllable, it has the schwa /ə/.
Bible /ˈbaɪ.bəl/principle /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/able /ˈeɪ.bəl/
Here. Sustainable /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
- 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. Sustainable /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
- 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. Sustainable /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
Questions About Sustainable
How do you say sustainable phonetically?
Sustainable sounds like suh-STAY-nuh-buhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce sustainable in British English?
In British English, sustainable is pronounced /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səˈsteɪ.nə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce sustainable in American English?
In American English, sustainable is pronounced /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in sustainable?
Sustainable has four syllables, /sə/ + /steɪ/ + /nə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in sustainable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /steɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce sustainable the same way?
Yes. Both are /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Sustainable
Sustainable has four syllables. See how sustainable divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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