How To Pronounce Yellow
yellow
In British English, yellow is pronounced /ˈjel.əʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈjel.əʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈjel.oʊ/.
Yellow has two 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
Yellow 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 Yellow
Questions About Yellow
How do you pronounce yellow in British English?
In British English, yellow is pronounced /ˈjel.əʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈjel.əʊ].
How do you pronounce yellow in American English?
In American English, yellow is pronounced /ˈjel.oʊ/.
How many syllables are in yellow?
Yellow has two syllables, /jel/ + /əʊ/.
Where is the stress in yellow?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /jel/.
Do British and American English pronounce yellow the same way?
No. British English has /ˈjel.əʊ/ and American English has /ˈjel.oʊ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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