How To Pronounce Get away
get away
stress changesGet away has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌɡet.əˈweɪ/ in British English and /ˌɡet.əˈweɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the third syllable.
Noun (getaway). It is /ˈɡet.əweɪ/ in British English and /ˈɡet.əweɪ/ 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)
Get away has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (getaway))
Get away 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 Get away
How do you pronounce get away in British English?
Verb, /ˌɡet.əˈweɪ/. Noun (getaway), /ˈɡet.əweɪ/.
How do you pronounce get away in American English?
Verb, /ˌɡet.əˈweɪ/. Noun (getaway), /ˈɡet.əweɪ/.
How many syllables are in get away?
Get away has three syllables, /ɡet/ + /ə/ + /weɪ/.
Where is the stress in get away?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /weɪ/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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