How To Pronounce Ensure
ensure
UK
Phonemic
/ɪnˈʃɔː/
Phonetic
[ɪ̃nˈʃʷɔːʴ]
US
Phonemic
/ɪnˈʃʊr/
In British English, ensure is pronounced /ɪnˈʃɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈʃʷɔːʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈʃʊr/.
Ensure has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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.
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