How To Pronounce Hang out
hang out
stress changesHang out has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌhæŋˈaʊt/ in British English and /ˌhæŋˈaʊt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (hangout). It is /ˈhæŋ.aʊt/ in British English and /ˈhæŋ.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)
Hang 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 (hangout))
Hang 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 Hang out
How do you pronounce hang out in British English?
Verb, /ˌhæŋˈaʊt/. Noun (hangout), /ˈhæŋ.aʊt/.
How do you pronounce hang out in American English?
Verb, /ˌhæŋˈaʊt/. Noun (hangout), /ˈhæŋ.aʊt/.
How many syllables are in hang out?
Hang out has two syllables, /hæŋ/ + /aʊt/.
Where is the stress in hang out?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /aʊt/.
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