Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initial stress

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tial stress
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

An accent on the first syllable of a word.

Example Sentences

"{'source': 'English Phonetics and Phonology for Spanish Students - Brian Mott', 'text': 'The fronting took place more slowly in American English and so Modern American English has forms like elóngate, imprégnate and remónstrate where British English usually has initial stress.'}"

Questions

What does initial stress mean?: An accent on the first syllable of a word.

How to pronounce initial stress

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