How To Pronounce Unless
unless
In British English, unless is pronounced /ənˈles/ or /ʌnˈles/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ə̃nˈles]. In American English, it is pronounced /ənˈles/.
Unless has two 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
Unless has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Unless
Questions About Unless
How do you pronounce unless in British English?
In British English, unless is pronounced /ənˈles/ or /ʌnˈles/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ə̃nˈles].
How do you pronounce unless in American English?
In American English, unless is pronounced /ənˈles/.
How many syllables are in unless?
Unless has two syllables, /ən/ + /les/.
Where is the stress in unless?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /les/.
Do British and American English pronounce unless the same way?
Yes. Both are /ənˈles/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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