primary stress

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

primary stress (plural primary stresses)

1. (phonetics) The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.

Synonyms

• primary accent

Coordinate terms

• secondary stress

Translations

primary stress

• Finnish: pääpaino (fi)
• French: accent primaire m
• German: Hauptakzent (de) m, Hauptbetonung (de) f
• Hungarian: főhangsúly (hu)

See also

• ˈ (primary stress mark)