How To Pronounce Ungrateful
ungrateful
How To Say Ungrateful Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, ungrateful is pronounced /ʌnˈɡreɪt.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nˈɡreɪt.fl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʌnˈɡreɪt.fəl/.
Ungrateful 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
Ungrateful 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.
Words That Rhyme With Ungrateful
Transcription Tips For Ungrateful
- 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. Ungrateful /ʌnˈɡreɪt.fəl/
- 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. Ungrateful /ʌnˈɡreɪt.fəl/
Questions About Ungrateful
How do you say ungrateful phonetically?
Ungrateful sounds like un-GRAYT-fuhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce ungrateful in British English?
In British English, ungrateful is pronounced /ʌnˈɡreɪt.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nˈɡreɪt.fl̩].
How do you pronounce ungrateful in American English?
In American English, ungrateful is pronounced /ʌnˈɡreɪt.fəl/.
How many syllables are in ungrateful?
Ungrateful has three syllables, /ʌn/ + /ɡreɪt/ + /fəl/.
Where is the stress in ungrateful?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɡreɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce ungrateful the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʌnˈɡreɪt.fəl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Ungrateful
Ungrateful has three syllables. See how ungrateful 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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