How To Pronounce Butter
butter
In British English, butter is pronounced /ˈbʌt.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʌt.əʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbʌt.ɚ/.
Butter has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Butter has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Butter
Questions About Butter
How do you pronounce butter in British English?
In British English, butter is pronounced /ˈbʌt.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbʌt.əʴ].
How do you pronounce butter in American English?
In American English, butter is pronounced /ˈbʌt.ɚ/.
How many syllables are in butter?
Butter has two syllables, /bʌt/ + /ə/.
Where is the stress in butter?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bʌt/.
Do British and American English pronounce butter the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbʌt.ə/ and American English has /ˈbʌt.ɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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