Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primary stress

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: pri-ma-ry stress
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

primary stresses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ˈ secondary stress

Synonyms

primary accent

Rhymes With

yes less process guess press success access second-guess bad press unless address congress

Questions

What does primary stress mean?: The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.

How to pronounce primary stress

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