How To Pronounce Woman
woman
In British English, woman is pronounced /ˈwʊm.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwʊ̃m.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwʊm.ən/.
Woman 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
Woman 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 Woman
How do you pronounce woman in British English?
In British English, woman is pronounced /ˈwʊm.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwʊ̃m.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce woman in American English?
In American English, woman is pronounced /ˈwʊm.ən/.
How many syllables are in woman?
Woman has two syllables, /wʊm/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in woman?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /wʊm/.
Do British and American English pronounce woman the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈwʊm.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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