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How To Pronounce Attribute

attribute

stress changes
Noun
UK
Phonemic
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/
Phonetic
[ˈæt.rɪ.bjʷuːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈæt.rə.bjuːt/
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/əˈtrɪb.juːt/
Phonetic
[əˈtr̥ɪb.jʷuːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/əˈtrɪb.juːt/

Attribute has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Noun. It is /ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/ in British English and /ˈæt.rə.bjuːt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

Verb. It is /əˈtrɪb.juːt/ in British English and /əˈtrɪb.juːt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.

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 (Noun)

ætrɪbjuːt

Attribute has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.

attribute + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːts/
US
/ˈæt.rə.bjuːts/

Syllables And Stress (Verb)

ətrɪbjuːt

Attribute has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

attribute + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/əˈtrɪb.juːts/
US
/əˈtrɪb.juːts/
attribute + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/əˈtrɪb.juː.tɪd/
US
/əˈtrɪb.juː.t̯ɪd/
attribute + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/əˈtrɪb.juː.tɪŋ/
US
/əˈtrɪb.juː.t̯ɪŋ/

Questions About Attribute

How do you pronounce attribute in British English?

Noun, /ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/. Verb, /əˈtrɪb.juːt/.

How do you pronounce attribute in American English?

Noun, /ˈæt.rə.bjuːt/. Verb, /əˈtrɪb.juːt/.

How many syllables are in attribute?

Attribute has three syllables, /æt/ + /rɪ/ + /bjuːt/.

Where is the stress in attribute?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /æt/.

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