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