How To Pronounce Fall out
fall out
stress changesFall out has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌfɔːlˈaʊt/ in British English and /ˌfɔːlˈaʊt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (fallout). It is /ˈfɔːl.aʊt/ in British English and /ˈfɔːl.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)
Fall 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 (fallout))
Fall 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 Fall out
How do you pronounce fall out in British English?
Verb, /ˌfɔːlˈaʊt/. Noun (fallout), /ˈfɔːl.aʊt/.
How do you pronounce fall out in American English?
Verb, /ˌfɔːlˈaʊt/. Noun (fallout), /ˈfɔːl.aʊt/.
How many syllables are in fall out?
Fall out has two syllables, /fɔːl/ + /aʊt/.
Where is the stress in fall out?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /aʊt/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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