How To Pronounce Treasonous
treasonous
How To Say Treasonous Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, treasonous is pronounced /ˈtriː.zə.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥iː.zə.nəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtriː.zə.nəs/.
Treasonous 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
Treasonous 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.
Transcription Tips For Treasonous
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Treasonous /ˈtriː.zə.nəs/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Treasonous /ˈtriː.zə.nəs/
Questions About Treasonous
How do you say treasonous phonetically?
Treasonous sounds like TREE-zuh-nuhs in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce treasonous in British English?
In British English, treasonous is pronounced /ˈtriː.zə.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥iː.zə.nəs].
How do you pronounce treasonous in American English?
In American English, treasonous is pronounced /ˈtriː.zə.nəs/.
How many syllables are in treasonous?
Treasonous has three syllables, /triː/ + /zə/ + /nəs/.
Where is the stress in treasonous?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /triː/.
Do British and American English pronounce treasonous the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtriː.zə.nəs/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Treasonous
Treasonous has three syllables. See how treasonous divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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