How To Pronounce Hold out
hold out
stress changesHold out has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌhəʊldˈaʊt/ in British English and /ˌhoʊldˈaʊt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (holdout). It is /ˈhəʊld.aʊt/ in British English and /ˈhoʊld.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)
Hold 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 (holdout))
Hold 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 Hold out
How do you pronounce hold out in British English?
Verb, /ˌhəʊldˈaʊt/. Noun (holdout), /ˈhəʊld.aʊt/.
How do you pronounce hold out in American English?
Verb, /ˌhoʊldˈaʊt/. Noun (holdout), /ˈhoʊld.aʊt/.
How many syllables are in hold out?
Hold out has two syllables, /həʊld/ + /aʊt/.
Where is the stress in hold out?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /aʊt/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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