How To Pronounce Warehouse
warehouse
In British English, warehouse is pronounced /ˈweə.haʊs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈweəʴ.haʊs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwer.haʊs/.
Warehouse 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
Warehouse 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 Warehouse
How do you pronounce warehouse in British English?
In British English, warehouse is pronounced /ˈweə.haʊs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈweəʴ.haʊs].
How do you pronounce warehouse in American English?
In American English, warehouse is pronounced /ˈwer.haʊs/.
How many syllables are in warehouse?
Warehouse has two syllables, /weə/ + /haʊs/.
Where is the stress in warehouse?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /weə/.
Do British and American English pronounce warehouse the same way?
No. British English has /ˈweə.haʊs/ and American English has /ˈwer.haʊs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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