How To Pronounce Hold on
hold on
In British English, hold on is pronounced /ˌhəʊldˈɒn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhəʊɫdˈɒ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌhoʊldˈɑːn/.
Hold on has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Hold on 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.
Questions About Hold on
How do you pronounce hold on in British English?
In British English, hold on is pronounced /ˌhəʊldˈɒn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhəʊɫdˈɒ̃n].
How do you pronounce hold on in American English?
In American English, hold on is pronounced /ˌhoʊldˈɑːn/.
How many syllables are in hold on?
Hold on has two syllables, /həʊld/ + /ɒn/.
Where is the stress in hold on?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɒn/.
Do British and American English pronounce hold on the same way?
No. British English has /ˌhəʊldˈɒn/ and American English has /ˌhoʊldˈɑːn/.
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