How To Pronounce Witness
witness
In British English, witness is pronounced /ˈwɪt.nəs/ or /ˈwɪt.nɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɪt.nəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwɪt.nəs/.
Witness 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
Witness 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 Witness
Questions About Witness
How do you pronounce witness in British English?
In British English, witness is pronounced /ˈwɪt.nəs/ or /ˈwɪt.nɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwɪt.nəs].
How do you pronounce witness in American English?
In American English, witness is pronounced /ˈwɪt.nəs/.
How many syllables are in witness?
Witness has two syllables, /wɪt/ + /nəs/.
Where is the stress in witness?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /wɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce witness the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈwɪt.nəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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