How To Pronounce Tonight
tonight
In British English, tonight is pronounced /təˈnaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [təˈnaɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /təˈnaɪt/.
Tonight 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
Tonight 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 Tonight
Questions About Tonight
How do you pronounce tonight in British English?
In British English, tonight is pronounced /təˈnaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [təˈnaɪt̚].
How do you pronounce tonight in American English?
In American English, tonight is pronounced /təˈnaɪt/.
How many syllables are in tonight?
Tonight has two syllables, /tə/ + /naɪt/.
Where is the stress in tonight?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /naɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce tonight the same way?
Yes. Both are /təˈnaɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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