How To Pronounce Exhort
exhort
In British English, exhort is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˈzʷɔːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/.
Exhort has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Exhort 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 Exhort
Questions About Exhort
How do you pronounce exhort in British English?
In British English, exhort is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˈzʷɔːʴt̚].
How do you pronounce exhort in American English?
In American English, exhort is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/.
How many syllables are in exhort?
Exhort has two syllables, /ɪɡ/ + /zɔːt/.
Where is the stress in exhort?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /zɔːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce exhort the same way?
No. British English has /ɪɡˈzɔːt/ and American English has /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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