Pronunciation Respelling Key - Syllables and Stress

Syllables and Stress

Syllables are separated by hyphens ("-"). The stress on a syllable is indicated by writing the syllable in small capital letters.

Respelling symbols IPA symbols Notes
"Pronunciation":
prə-nun-see-ay-shən		 /prɵˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ "Primary" and "secondary" stress are not distinguished, as the difference is automatic.

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