How To Pronounce Awake
awake
In British English, awake is pronounced /əˈweɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈweɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈweɪk/.
Awake 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
Awake 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 Awake
Questions About Awake
How do you pronounce awake in British English?
In British English, awake is pronounced /əˈweɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈweɪk̚].
How do you pronounce awake in American English?
In American English, awake is pronounced /əˈweɪk/.
How many syllables are in awake?
Awake has two syllables, /ə/ + /weɪk/.
Where is the stress in awake?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /weɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce awake the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈweɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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