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