How To Pronounce Acute
acute
In British English, acute is pronounced /əˈkjuːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkj̥ʷuːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈkjuːt/.
Acute has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Acute has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Acute
Questions About Acute
How do you pronounce acute in British English?
In British English, acute is pronounced /əˈkjuːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkj̥ʷuːt̚].
How do you pronounce acute in American English?
In American English, acute is pronounced /əˈkjuːt/.
How many syllables are in acute?
Acute has two syllables, /ə/ + /kjuːt/.
Where is the stress in acute?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kjuːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce acute the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈkjuːt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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