How To Pronounce Virus
virus
In British English, virus is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.rəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvaɪ.rəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.rəs/.
Virus has two 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
Virus 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 Virus
How do you pronounce virus in British English?
In British English, virus is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.rəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvaɪ.rəs].
How do you pronounce virus in American English?
In American English, virus is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.rəs/.
How many syllables are in virus?
Virus has two syllables, /vaɪ/ + /rəs/.
Where is the stress in virus?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /vaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce virus the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈvaɪ.rəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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