How To Pronounce Tuberculosis
tuberculosis
In British English, tuberculosis is pronounced /tjuːˌbɜː.kjʊˈləʊ.sɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tj̥ʷuːˌbɜːʴ.kj̥ʷʊˈləʊ.sɪs]. In American English, it is pronounced /tuːˌbɝː.kjəˈloʊ.sɪs/.
Tuberculosis has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
Tuberculosis has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Tuberculosis
Questions About Tuberculosis
How do you pronounce tuberculosis in British English?
In British English, tuberculosis is pronounced /tjuːˌbɜː.kjʊˈləʊ.sɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tj̥ʷuːˌbɜːʴ.kj̥ʷʊˈləʊ.sɪs].
How do you pronounce tuberculosis in American English?
In American English, tuberculosis is pronounced /tuːˌbɝː.kjəˈloʊ.sɪs/.
How many syllables are in tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis has five syllables, /tjuː/ + /bɜː/ + /kjʊ/ + /ləʊ/ + /sɪs/.
Where is the stress in tuberculosis?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /ləʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce tuberculosis the same way?
No. British English has /tjuːˌbɜː.kjʊˈləʊ.sɪs/ and American English has /tuːˌbɝː.kjəˈloʊ.sɪs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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