In Spanish, the stress accent usually goes on the second-to-last syllable for words that end in a vowel other than -n, -s, or a vowel with an accent mark. So for words that end in -a or -o, the stress accent will fall on the penultimate syllable.
Distance is stressed on the first syllable.
The word destroy is stressed on the second (last) syllable.
Phlegmatic: fleg-MAH-tik. Stress on the second syllable. The last two syllables rhyme with the last two syllables of "erratic"
In the English language, the last syllable is typically stressed in polysyllabic words that end in "-ic," "-sion," "-tion," and "-cy." Examples include "specific," "decision," "attention," and "accuracy."
The word "miércoles" is classified as esdrújula because the stress falls on the third-to-last syllable ("miér"). Esdrújula words always carry a written accent. In contrast, aguda words have stress on the last syllable, and llana words have stress on the second-to-last syllable.
The stress syllable in the word "calculator" falls on the second syllable, pronounced as "cal-cu-LA-tor." In linguistic terms, this is known as penultimate stress, where the second-to-last syllable is emphasized. This stress pattern is common in English words with four or more syllables, following the general rule that longer words tend to have stress on earlier syllables.
On the second (last) syllable: a-lau
In Spanish, the stress accent usually goes on the second-to-last syllable for words that end in a vowel other than -n, -s, or a vowel with an accent mark. So for words that end in -a or -o, the stress accent will fall on the penultimate syllable.
No, acceptable pronunciations include stress on the first syllable (AU-to-mo-bile), stress on the last syllable (au-to-mo-BILE), and stress on the third syllable (au-to-MO-bil). That is, the stress can be on any syllable but the second syllable.
Penultimate means next-to-last, and "penultimate stress" in phonetics refers to stress in a word falling on the penultimate syllable. In other words, a word carrying penultimate stress is a word that is stressed on the next to the last syllable, e.g. he-li-COP-ter, AF-ter, fan-TAS-tic, etc.
It is on the last syllable ("-eer").
Last syllable.
The natural stress of a word follows two simple rules: If a word ends in any consonant other than n or s, the natural stress will be on the last syllable. If a word ends in a vowel or the letter n or s, the natural stress is on the next‐to‐last syllable.
The first syllable is stressed, followed with slight stress on the last ("view").
Distance is stressed on the first syllable.
In the word "government," the primary stress falls on the second syllable, "vern." This is known as a penultimate stress pattern, where the stress is placed on the second-to-last syllable of the word. The syllable "gov" is unstressed, while "ment" is a secondary stress in this word. This stress pattern is common in English words of Latin origin.