How To Pronounce Wardrobe
wardrobe
In British English, wardrobe is pronounced /ˈwɔː.drəʊb/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɔːʴ.drəʊb̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwɔːr.droʊb/.
Wardrobe 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
Wardrobe 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 Wardrobe
How do you pronounce wardrobe in British English?
In British English, wardrobe is pronounced /ˈwɔː.drəʊb/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɔːʴ.drəʊb̚].
How do you pronounce wardrobe in American English?
In American English, wardrobe is pronounced /ˈwɔːr.droʊb/.
How many syllables are in wardrobe?
Wardrobe has two syllables, /wɔː/ + /drəʊb/.
Where is the stress in wardrobe?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /wɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce wardrobe the same way?
No. British English has /ˈwɔː.drəʊb/ and American English has /ˈwɔːr.droʊb/.
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