How To Pronounce Trachea
trachea
In British English, trachea is pronounced /trəˈkiː.ə/ or /ˈtreɪ.ki.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥əˈkʰiː.ə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtreɪ.ki.ə/.
Trachea has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Trachea has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Trachea
Questions About Trachea
How do you pronounce trachea in British English?
In British English, trachea is pronounced /trəˈkiː.ə/ or /ˈtreɪ.ki.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥əˈkʰiː.ə].
How do you pronounce trachea in American English?
In American English, trachea is pronounced /ˈtreɪ.ki.ə/.
How many syllables are in trachea?
Trachea has three syllables, /trə/ + /kiː/ + /ə/.
Where is the stress in trachea?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kiː/.
Do British and American English pronounce trachea the same way?
No. British English has /trəˈkiː.ə/ and American English has /ˈtreɪ.ki.ə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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