How To Pronounce Groundnut
groundnut
In British English, groundnut is pronounced /ˈɡraʊnd.nʌt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡra͠ʊnd.nʌt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɡraʊnd.nʌt/.
Groundnut has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Groundnut 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 Groundnut
How do you pronounce groundnut in British English?
In British English, groundnut is pronounced /ˈɡraʊnd.nʌt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɡra͠ʊnd.nʌt̚].
How do you pronounce groundnut in American English?
In American English, groundnut is pronounced /ˈɡraʊnd.nʌt/.
How many syllables are in groundnut?
Groundnut has two syllables, /ɡraʊnd/ + /nʌt/.
Where is the stress in groundnut?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɡraʊnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce groundnut the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɡraʊnd.nʌt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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