How To Pronounce Therapy
therapy
In British English, therapy is pronounced /ˈθer.ə.pi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθer.ə.pi]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈθer.ə.pi/.
Therapy has three 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
Therapy has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Therapy
How do you pronounce therapy in British English?
In British English, therapy is pronounced /ˈθer.ə.pi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθer.ə.pi].
How do you pronounce therapy in American English?
In American English, therapy is pronounced /ˈθer.ə.pi/.
How many syllables are in therapy?
Therapy has three syllables, /θer/ + /ə/ + /pi/.
Where is the stress in therapy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /θer/.
Do British and American English pronounce therapy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈθer.ə.pi/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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