How To Pronounce Cut off
cut off
stress changesCut off has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌkʌtˈɒf/ in British English and /ˌkʌtˈɔːf/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (cutoff). It is /ˈkʌt.ɒf/ in British English and /ˈkʌt.ɔːf/ 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)
Cut off 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 (cutoff))
Cut off 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 Cut off
How do you pronounce cut off in British English?
Verb, /ˌkʌtˈɒf/. Noun (cutoff), /ˈkʌt.ɒf/.
How do you pronounce cut off in American English?
Verb, /ˌkʌtˈɔːf/. Noun (cutoff), /ˈkʌt.ɔːf/.
How many syllables are in cut off?
Cut off has two syllables, /kʌt/ + /ɒf/.
Where is the stress in cut off?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɒf/.
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