How To Pronounce Unprecedented
unprecedented
In British English, unprecedented is pronounced /ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nˈpr̥es.ɪ.dẽn.tɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʌnˈpres.əˌden.t̯əd/.
Unprecedented has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Unprecedented has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Unprecedented
How do you pronounce unprecedented in British English?
In British English, unprecedented is pronounced /ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nˈpr̥es.ɪ.dẽn.tɪd̚].
How do you pronounce unprecedented in American English?
In American English, unprecedented is pronounced /ʌnˈpres.əˌden.t̯əd/.
How many syllables are in unprecedented?
Unprecedented has five syllables, /ʌn/ + /pres/ + /ɪ/ + /den/ + /tɪd/.
Where is the stress in unprecedented?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pres/.
Do British and American English pronounce unprecedented the same way?
No. British English has /ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/ and American English has /ʌnˈpres.əˌden.t̯əd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOooo
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