How To Pronounce Velarisation
velarisation
In British English, velarisation is pronounced /ˌviː.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌviː.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌviː.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
Velarisation has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the fourth 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
Velarisation has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the fourth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Velarisation
Questions About Velarisation
How do you pronounce velarisation in British English?
In British English, velarisation is pronounced /ˌviː.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌviː.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩].
How do you pronounce velarisation in American English?
In American English, velarisation is pronounced /ˌviː.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
How many syllables are in velarisation?
Velarisation has five syllables, /viː/ + /lə/ + /raɪ/ + /zeɪ/ + /ʃən/.
Where is the stress in velarisation?
The main stress is on the fourth syllable, /zeɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce velarisation the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌviː.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oooOo
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