How To Pronounce Wonderful
wonderful
In British English, wonderful is pronounced /ˈwʌn.də.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwʌ̃n.dəʴ.fl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fəl/.
Wonderful has three 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
Wonderful has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Wonderful
How do you pronounce wonderful in British English?
In British English, wonderful is pronounced /ˈwʌn.də.fəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwʌ̃n.dəʴ.fl̩].
How do you pronounce wonderful in American English?
In American English, wonderful is pronounced /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fəl/.
How many syllables are in wonderful?
Wonderful has three syllables, /wʌn/ + /də/ + /fəl/.
Where is the stress in wonderful?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /wʌn/.
Do British and American English pronounce wonderful the same way?
No. British English has /ˈwʌn.də.fəl/ and American English has /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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