How To Pronounce Toilet
toilet
In British English, toilet is pronounced /ˈtɔɪ.lət/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʰʷɔɪ.lət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtɔɪ.lət/.
Toilet 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
Toilet 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 Toilet
How do you pronounce toilet in British English?
In British English, toilet is pronounced /ˈtɔɪ.lət/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʰʷɔɪ.lət̚].
How do you pronounce toilet in American English?
In American English, toilet is pronounced /ˈtɔɪ.lət/.
How many syllables are in toilet?
Toilet has two syllables, /tɔɪ/ + /lət/.
Where is the stress in toilet?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tɔɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce toilet the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtɔɪ.lət/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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