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