How To Pronounce Entrance
entrance
stress changesNoun
UK
Phonemic
/ˈen.trəns/
Phonetic
[ˈẽn.tr̥ə̃ns]
US
Phonemic
/ˈen.trəns/
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/ɪnˈtrɑːns/
Phonetic
[ɪ̃nˈtr̥ɑ̃ːns]
US
Phonemic
/ɪnˈtræns/
The stress in entrance moves depending on how the word is used.
Noun. It is /ˈen.trəns/ in British English and /ˈen.trəns/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “the entrance”.
Verb. It is /ɪnˈtrɑːns/ in British English and /ɪnˈtræns/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to entrance”.
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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