How To Pronounce Manchester

In British English, Manchester is pronounced /ˈmæn.tʃɪs.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmæ̃n.tʃɪs.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmæn.tʃes.tər/.

Manchester has three 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.