How To Pronounce Be allowed to
be allowed to
In British English, be allowed to is pronounced /bi.əˈlaʊd.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bi.əˈlaʊd̚.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /bi.əˈlaʊd.tə/.
Be allowed to has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Be allowed to has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Be allowed to
How do you pronounce be allowed to in British English?
In British English, be allowed to is pronounced /bi.əˈlaʊd.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bi.əˈlaʊd̚.tə].
How do you pronounce be allowed to in American English?
In American English, be allowed to is pronounced /bi.əˈlaʊd.tə/.
How many syllables are in be allowed to?
Be allowed to has four syllables, /bi/ + /ə/ + /laʊd/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in be allowed to?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /laʊd/.
Do British and American English pronounce be allowed to the same way?
Yes. Both are /bi.əˈlaʊd.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
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