How To Pronounce Wedding
wedding
In British English, wedding is pronounced /ˈwed.ɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwed.ɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwed.ɪŋ/.
Wedding 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
Wedding 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.
Words That Rhyme With Wedding
Questions About Wedding
How do you pronounce wedding in British English?
In British English, wedding is pronounced /ˈwed.ɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwed.ɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce wedding in American English?
In American English, wedding is pronounced /ˈwed.ɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in wedding?
Wedding has two syllables, /wed/ + /ɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in wedding?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /wed/.
Do British and American English pronounce wedding the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈwed.ɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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