How To Pronounce Trousers
trousers
In British English, trousers is pronounced /ˈtraʊ.zəz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥aʊ.zəʴz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtraʊ.zɚz/.
Trousers 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
Trousers 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.
Questions About Trousers
How do you pronounce trousers in British English?
In British English, trousers is pronounced /ˈtraʊ.zəz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtr̥aʊ.zəʴz].
How do you pronounce trousers in American English?
In American English, trousers is pronounced /ˈtraʊ.zɚz/.
How many syllables are in trousers?
Trousers has two syllables, /traʊ/ + /zəz/.
Where is the stress in trousers?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /traʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce trousers the same way?
No. British English has /ˈtraʊ.zəz/ and American English has /ˈtraʊ.zɚz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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