How To Pronounce Hand out
hand out
stress changesHand out has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌhændˈaʊt/ in British English and /ˌhændˈaʊt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (handout). It is /ˈhænd.aʊt/ in British English and /ˈhænd.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)
Hand 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 (handout))
Hand 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 Hand out
How do you pronounce hand out in British English?
Verb, /ˌhændˈaʊt/. Noun (handout), /ˈhænd.aʊt/.
How do you pronounce hand out in American English?
Verb, /ˌhændˈaʊt/. Noun (handout), /ˈhænd.aʊt/.
How many syllables are in hand out?
Hand out has two syllables, /hænd/ + /aʊt/.
Where is the stress in hand out?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /aʊt/.
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