word stress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wurd stres]
- /wɜrd strɛs/
- /wɜːd stres/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurd stres]
- /wɜrd strɛs/

Definitions of word stress words

noun word stress the stress pattern or patterns associated with the words of a particular language when they are considered in isolation. 1
noun word stress emphasis on a syllable 1
noun word stress the stress accent on the syllables of individual words either in a sentence or in isolation 0

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Origin of word stress

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Word stress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Word stress

word stress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

word stress usage trend in Literature

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