How To Pronounce Clean up
clean up
stress changesClean up has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌkliːnˈʌp/ in British English and /ˌkliːnˈʌp/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (cleanup). It is /ˈkliːn.ʌp/ in British English and /ˈkliːn.ʌp/ in American English with the main stress on the first 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 (Verb)
Clean up 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.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (cleanup))
Clean up 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.
Questions About Clean up
How do you pronounce clean up in British English?
Verb, /ˌkliːnˈʌp/. Noun (cleanup), /ˈkliːn.ʌp/.
How do you pronounce clean up in American English?
Verb, /ˌkliːnˈʌp/. Noun (cleanup), /ˈkliːn.ʌp/.
How many syllables are in clean up?
Clean up has two syllables, /kliːn/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in clean up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
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Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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