How To Pronounce Weekday
weekday
How To Say Weekday Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, weekday is pronounced /ˈwiːk.deɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwiːk.deɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwiːk.deɪ/.
Weekday 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
Weekday 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.
Transcription Tips For Weekday
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Weekday /ˈwiːk.deɪ/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Weekday /ˈwiːk.deɪ/
Questions About Weekday
How do you say weekday phonetically?
Weekday sounds like WEEK-day in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce weekday in British English?
In British English, weekday is pronounced /ˈwiːk.deɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwiːk.deɪ].
How do you pronounce weekday in American English?
In American English, weekday is pronounced /ˈwiːk.deɪ/.
How many syllables are in weekday?
Weekday has two syllables, /wiːk/ + /deɪ/.
Where is the stress in weekday?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /wiːk/.
Do British and American English pronounce weekday the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈwiːk.deɪ/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Weekday
Weekday has two syllables. See how weekday divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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