How To Pronounce Vaccine
vaccine
In British English, vaccine is pronounced /ˈvæk.siːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvæk.sĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /vækˈsiːn/.
Vaccine has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Vaccine has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Vaccine
How do you pronounce vaccine in British English?
In British English, vaccine is pronounced /ˈvæk.siːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvæk.sĩːn].
How do you pronounce vaccine in American English?
In American English, vaccine is pronounced /vækˈsiːn/.
How many syllables are in vaccine?
Vaccine has two syllables, /væk/ + /siːn/.
Where is the stress in vaccine?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /væk/.
Do British and American English pronounce vaccine the same way?
No. British English has /ˈvæk.siːn/ and American English has /vækˈsiːn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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