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Template:Pronunciation

SummaryEdit

This template is designed to be used to show the pronunciation of English words or names, using a simple respelling method. It is intended especially to clarify the name of the article in the lead section.

ParametersEdit

This template accepts up to five values, {{Pronunciation|1|2|3|4|5}}. Alternating values ending with the second-last are formatted small, so that when filled in all capital letters, the result is small caps:

{{Pronunciation|unstressed|STRESSED|unstressed|STRESSED|unstressed}}.

Therefore, when several unstressed syllables follow each other, they need to be placed together in a single cell. For final stress, put an apostrophe (') in the final cell; this means only four cells can take sound values:

{{Pronunciation|unstressed|STRESSED|unstressed|STRESSED|'}}.

For longer words, place more templates end to end, with a hyphen if necessary.

ExamplesEdit

Here are examples of how to use the template for words with different numbers of syllables and different stress patterns:

Pattern Example Coding Result
No stress . of {{Pronunciation|uv}} uv
Two syllables, first one stressed – . Ceres {{Pronunciation|SEER|eez}} seer-eez
Three syllables, middle one stressed . – . Haumea {{Pronunciation|how|MAY|ə}} how-may
Stress followed by multiple unstressed syllables – . . . algorithm {{Pronunciation|AL|gə-ridh-əm}} al-gə-ridh-əm
Two stressed syllables – . – . Makemake {{Pronunciation|MAH|kee|MAH|kee}} mah-kee-mah-kee
Two stressed syllables with strings of unstressed syllables . . – . . – . . . . disestablishmentarianism {{Pronunciation|dis-ə|STAB|lish-mən|TAIR|ee-ən-iz-əm}} dis-ə-stab-lish-mən-tair-ee-ən-iz-əm
Monosyllable with stress Pan {{Pronunciation|PAN|'}} pan
Two syllables, final stress . – perfume {{Pronunciation|pər|FEWM|'}} pər-fewm
Two stressed syllables, first and final – . . – overconsume
Azerbaijan
{{Pronunciation|OH|vər-kən|SEWM|'}}
{{Pronunciation|AZ|ər-by|JAHN|'}}
oh-vər-kən-sewm
az-ər-by-jahn
Too many syllables for one template if you wish upon a star {{Pronunciation|IF|ew|WISH|ə-}}{{Pronunciation|PON|ə|STAR|'}} if-ew-wish-pon-ə-star
Word break fits inside a cell betting odds {{Pronunciation|BET|ing odz}} bet-ing odz
Word break does not fit inside a cell Jazze Pha {{Pronunciation|JAZ|ee}} {{Pronunciation|FAY|'}} jaz-ee fay