How To Pronounce Themself
themself
In British English, themself is pronounced /ðəmˈself/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ðə̃mˈseɫf]. In American English, it is pronounced /ðəmˈself/.
Themself has two 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
Themself has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Themself
Questions About Themself
How do you pronounce themself in British English?
In British English, themself is pronounced /ðəmˈself/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ðə̃mˈseɫf].
How do you pronounce themself in American English?
In American English, themself is pronounced /ðəmˈself/.
How many syllables are in themself?
Themself has two syllables, /ðəm/ + /self/.
Where is the stress in themself?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /self/.
Do British and American English pronounce themself the same way?
Yes. Both are /ðəmˈself/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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