How To Pronounce Thanks to
thanks to
In British English, thanks to is pronounced /ˈθæŋks.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθæ̃ŋks.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈθæŋks.tə/.
Thanks to 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
Thanks to 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 Thanks to
How do you pronounce thanks to in British English?
In British English, thanks to is pronounced /ˈθæŋks.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθæ̃ŋks.tə].
How do you pronounce thanks to in American English?
In American English, thanks to is pronounced /ˈθæŋks.tə/.
How many syllables are in thanks to?
Thanks to has two syllables, /θæŋks/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in thanks to?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /θæŋks/.
Do British and American English pronounce thanks to the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈθæŋks.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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