How To Pronounce Draw up
draw up
In British English, draw up is pronounced /ˌdrɔːˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌdrʷɔːrˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌdrɔːˈʌp/.
Draw up 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
Draw 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.
Questions About Draw up
How do you pronounce draw up in British English?
In British English, draw up is pronounced /ˌdrɔːˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌdrʷɔːrˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce draw up in American English?
In American English, draw up is pronounced /ˌdrɔːˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in draw up?
Draw up has two syllables, /drɔː/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in draw up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce draw up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌdrɔːˈʌp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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