How To Pronounce Upholstery
upholstery
How To Say Upholstery Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, upholstery is pronounced /əˈpəʊl.stə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈpʰəʊɫ.stə.ri]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈpoʊl.stə.ri/.
Upholstery has four 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
Upholstery has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Upholstery
- Rule 29
The Letter y
The letter y before a vowel is usually a consonant, /j/. After a consonant it is usually a vowel.
yes /jes/yam /jæm/city /ˈsɪt.i/
Here. Upholstery /əˈpəʊl.stə.ri/
- 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. Upholstery /əˈpəʊl.stə.ri/
- 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. Upholstery /əˈpəʊl.stə.ri/
Questions About Upholstery
How do you say upholstery phonetically?
Upholstery sounds like uh-POHL-stuh-ree in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce upholstery in British English?
In British English, upholstery is pronounced /əˈpəʊl.stə.ri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈpʰəʊɫ.stə.ri].
How do you pronounce upholstery in American English?
In American English, upholstery is pronounced /əˈpoʊl.stə.ri/.
How many syllables are in upholstery?
Upholstery has four syllables, /ə/ + /pəʊl/ + /stə/ + /ri/.
Where is the stress in upholstery?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pəʊl/.
Do British and American English pronounce upholstery the same way?
No. British English has /əˈpəʊl.stə.ri/ and American English has /əˈpoʊl.stə.ri/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Upholstery
Upholstery has four syllables. See how upholstery divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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