How To Pronounce Downtown
downtown
In British English, downtown is pronounced /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌda͠ʊnˈtʰa͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/.
Downtown has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
Downtown 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.
Words That Rhyme With Downtown
Questions About Downtown
How do you pronounce downtown in British English?
In British English, downtown is pronounced /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌda͠ʊnˈtʰa͠ʊn].
How do you pronounce downtown in American English?
In American English, downtown is pronounced /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/.
How many syllables are in downtown?
Downtown has two syllables, /daʊn/ + /taʊn/.
Where is the stress in downtown?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /taʊn/.
Do British and American English pronounce downtown the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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