How To Pronounce Tremendous
tremendous
In British English, tremendous is pronounced /trɪˈmen.dəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥ɪˈmẽn.dəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /trɪˈmen.dəs/.
Tremendous has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Tremendous 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.
Questions About Tremendous
How do you pronounce tremendous in British English?
In British English, tremendous is pronounced /trɪˈmen.dəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥ɪˈmẽn.dəs].
How do you pronounce tremendous in American English?
In American English, tremendous is pronounced /trɪˈmen.dəs/.
How many syllables are in tremendous?
Tremendous has three syllables, /trɪ/ + /men/ + /dəs/.
Where is the stress in tremendous?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /men/.
Do British and American English pronounce tremendous the same way?
Yes. Both are /trɪˈmen.dəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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