How To Pronounce Be bound to
be bound to
In British English, be bound to is pronounced /biˈbaʊnd.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biˈba͠ʊnd̚.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /biˈbaʊnd.tə/.
Be bound to has three 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
Be bound to 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.
Questions About Be bound to
How do you pronounce be bound to in British English?
In British English, be bound to is pronounced /biˈbaʊnd.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biˈba͠ʊnd̚.tə].
How do you pronounce be bound to in American English?
In American English, be bound to is pronounced /biˈbaʊnd.tə/.
How many syllables are in be bound to?
Be bound to has three syllables, /bi/ + /baʊnd/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in be bound to?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /baʊnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce be bound to the same way?
Yes. Both are /biˈbaʊnd.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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