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