How To Pronounce Hit the nail on the head
hit the nail on the head
In British English, hit the nail on the head is pronounced /ˌhɪt.ðəˌneɪl.ɒn.ðəˈhed/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhɪt̪̚.ðəˌneɪl.ɒ̃n̪.ðəˈhed̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌhɪt.ðəˌneɪl.ɑːn.ðəˈhed/.
Hit the nail on the head has six syllables, and the main stress falls on the sixth syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Hit the nail on the head has six syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the sixth syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oooooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Hit the nail on the head
How do you pronounce hit the nail on the head in British English?
In British English, hit the nail on the head is pronounced /ˌhɪt.ðəˌneɪl.ɒn.ðəˈhed/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhɪt̪̚.ðəˌneɪl.ɒ̃n̪.ðəˈhed̚].
How do you pronounce hit the nail on the head in American English?
In American English, hit the nail on the head is pronounced /ˌhɪt.ðəˌneɪl.ɑːn.ðəˈhed/.
How many syllables are in hit the nail on the head?
Hit the nail on the head has six syllables, /hɪt/ + /ðə/ + /neɪl/ + /ɒn/ + /ðə/ + /hed/.
Where is the stress in hit the nail on the head?
The main stress is on the sixth syllable, /hed/.
Do British and American English pronounce hit the nail on the head the same way?
No. British English has /ˌhɪt.ðəˌneɪl.ɒn.ðəˈhed/ and American English has /ˌhɪt.ðəˌneɪl.ɑːn.ðəˈhed/.
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