How To Pronounce Get down
get down
In British English, get down is pronounced /ˌɡetˈdaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡet̚ˈda͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɡetˈdaʊn/.
Get down 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
Get down 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 Get down
How do you pronounce get down in British English?
In British English, get down is pronounced /ˌɡetˈdaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡet̚ˈda͠ʊn].
How do you pronounce get down in American English?
In American English, get down is pronounced /ˌɡetˈdaʊn/.
How many syllables are in get down?
Get down has two syllables, /ɡet/ + /daʊn/.
Where is the stress in get down?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /daʊn/.
Do British and American English pronounce get down the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌɡetˈdaʊn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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