How To Pronounce Swimsuit
swimsuit
In British English, swimsuit is pronounced /ˈswɪm.suːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʷwɪ̃m.sʷuːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈswɪm.suːt/.
Swimsuit has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Swimsuit has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Swimsuit
How do you pronounce swimsuit in British English?
In British English, swimsuit is pronounced /ˈswɪm.suːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʷwɪ̃m.sʷuːt̚].
How do you pronounce swimsuit in American English?
In American English, swimsuit is pronounced /ˈswɪm.suːt/.
How many syllables are in swimsuit?
Swimsuit has two syllables, /swɪm/ + /suːt/.
Where is the stress in swimsuit?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /swɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce swimsuit the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈswɪm.suːt/.
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