How To Pronounce Violence
violence
In British English, violence is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.ə.ləns/ or /ˈvaɪə.ləns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvaɪ.ə.lə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.ə.ləns/.
Violence has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Violence has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Violence
How do you pronounce violence in British English?
In British English, violence is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.ə.ləns/ or /ˈvaɪə.ləns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvaɪ.ə.lə̃ns].
How do you pronounce violence in American English?
In American English, violence is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.ə.ləns/.
How many syllables are in violence?
Violence has three syllables, /vaɪ/ + /ə/ + /ləns/.
Where is the stress in violence?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /vaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce violence the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈvaɪ.ə.ləns/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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