How To Pronounce Bite the bullet
bite the bullet
In British English, bite the bullet is pronounced /ˌbaɪt.ðəˈbʊl.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbaɪt̪̚.ðəˈbʷʊl.ɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌbaɪt.ðəˈbʊl.ət/.
Bite the bullet has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Bite the bullet 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 Bite the bullet
How do you pronounce bite the bullet in British English?
In British English, bite the bullet is pronounced /ˌbaɪt.ðəˈbʊl.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbaɪt̪̚.ðəˈbʷʊl.ɪt̚].
How do you pronounce bite the bullet in American English?
In American English, bite the bullet is pronounced /ˌbaɪt.ðəˈbʊl.ət/.
How many syllables are in bite the bullet?
Bite the bullet has four syllables, /baɪt/ + /ðə/ + /bʊl/ + /ɪt/.
Where is the stress in bite the bullet?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /bʊl/.
Do British and American English pronounce bite the bullet the same way?
No. British English has /ˌbaɪt.ðəˈbʊl.ɪt/ and American English has /ˌbaɪt.ðəˈbʊl.ət/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
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