How To Pronounce Elementary

In British English, elementary is pronounced /ˌel.ɪˈmen.tər.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌel.ɪˈmẽn.tər.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌel.əˈmen.t̯ər.i/.

Elementary has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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.