How To Pronounce Unwilling
unwilling
In British English, unwilling is pronounced /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nʷˈwɪl.ɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ/.
Unwilling 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
Unwilling 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 Unwilling
Questions About Unwilling
How do you pronounce unwilling in British English?
In British English, unwilling is pronounced /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʌ̃nʷˈwɪl.ɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce unwilling in American English?
In American English, unwilling is pronounced /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in unwilling?
Unwilling has three syllables, /ʌn/ + /wɪl/ + /ɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in unwilling?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /wɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce unwilling the same way?
Yes. Both are /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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