How To Pronounce Beloved
beloved
stress changesBeloved has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Adjective. It is /bɪˈlʌv.ɪd/ in British English and /bɪˈlʌv.ɪd/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Past form of the verb. It is /bɪˈlʌvd/ in British English and /bɪˈlʌvd/ 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 (Adjective)
Beloved 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.
Syllables And Stress (Past form of the verb)
Beloved 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.
Questions About Beloved
How do you pronounce beloved in British English?
Adjective, /bɪˈlʌv.ɪd/. Past form of the verb, /bɪˈlʌvd/.
How do you pronounce beloved in American English?
Adjective, /bɪˈlʌv.ɪd/. Past form of the verb, /bɪˈlʌvd/.
How many syllables are in beloved?
Beloved has three syllables, /bɪ/ + /lʌv/ + /ɪd/.
Where is the stress in beloved?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /lʌv/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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