How To Pronounce Tragic flaw
tragic flaw
In British English, tragic flaw is pronounced /ˌtrædʒ.ɪkˈflɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌtr̥ædʒ.ɪk̚ˈfl̥ʷɔː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌtrædʒ.ɪkˈflɔː/.
Tragic flaw has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Tragic flaw has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Tragic flaw
How do you pronounce tragic flaw in British English?
In British English, tragic flaw is pronounced /ˌtrædʒ.ɪkˈflɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌtr̥ædʒ.ɪk̚ˈfl̥ʷɔː].
How do you pronounce tragic flaw in American English?
In American English, tragic flaw is pronounced /ˌtrædʒ.ɪkˈflɔː/.
How many syllables are in tragic flaw?
Tragic flaw has three syllables, /trædʒ/ + /ɪk/ + /flɔː/.
Where is the stress in tragic flaw?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /flɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce tragic flaw the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌtrædʒ.ɪkˈflɔː/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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