How To Pronounce Trauma
trauma
In British English, trauma is pronounced /ˈtrɔː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥ʷɔː.mə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtraʊ.mə/.
Trauma has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Trauma 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.
Words That Rhyme With Trauma
Questions About Trauma
How do you pronounce trauma in British English?
In British English, trauma is pronounced /ˈtrɔː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥ʷɔː.mə].
How do you pronounce trauma in American English?
In American English, trauma is pronounced /ˈtraʊ.mə/.
How many syllables are in trauma?
Trauma has two syllables, /trɔː/ + /mə/.
Where is the stress in trauma?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /trɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce trauma the same way?
No. British English has /ˈtrɔː.mə/ and American English has /ˈtraʊ.mə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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