How To Pronounce Tragedy
tragedy
In British English, tragedy is pronounced /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥ædʒ.ə.di]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/.
Tragedy 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
Tragedy 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 Tragedy
How do you pronounce tragedy in British English?
In British English, tragedy is pronounced /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥ædʒ.ə.di].
How do you pronounce tragedy in American English?
In American English, tragedy is pronounced /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/.
How many syllables are in tragedy?
Tragedy has three syllables, /trædʒ/ + /ə/ + /di/.
Where is the stress in tragedy?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /trædʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce tragedy the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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