How To Pronounce Hand over
hand over
stress changesHand over has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌhændˈəʊ.və/ in British English and /ˌhændˈoʊ.vɚ/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (handover). It is /ˈhænd.əʊ.və/ in British English and /ˈhænd.oʊ.vɚ/ 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 over has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (handover))
Hand over has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Hand over
How do you pronounce hand over in British English?
Verb, /ˌhændˈəʊ.və/. Noun (handover), /ˈhænd.əʊ.və/.
How do you pronounce hand over in American English?
Verb, /ˌhændˈoʊ.vɚ/. Noun (handover), /ˈhænd.oʊ.vɚ/.
How many syllables are in hand over?
Hand over has three syllables, /hænd/ + /əʊ/ + /və/.
Where is the stress in hand over?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /əʊ/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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