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