How To Pronounce Tenant
tenant
In British English, tenant is pronounced /ˈten.ənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʰẽn.ə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈten.ənt/.
Tenant 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
Tenant 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.
Words That Rhyme With Tenant
Questions About Tenant
How do you pronounce tenant in British English?
In British English, tenant is pronounced /ˈten.ənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʰẽn.ə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce tenant in American English?
In American English, tenant is pronounced /ˈten.ənt/.
How many syllables are in tenant?
Tenant has two syllables, /ten/ + /ənt/.
Where is the stress in tenant?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ten/.
Do British and American English pronounce tenant the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈten.ənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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