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