How To Pronounce Hot dog
hot dog
In British English, hot dog is pronounced /ˌhɒtˈdɒɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhʷɒt̚ˈdʷɒɡ̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhɑːtˌdɔːɡ/.
Hot dog 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
Hot dog 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 Hot dog
How do you pronounce hot dog in British English?
In British English, hot dog is pronounced /ˌhɒtˈdɒɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌhʷɒt̚ˈdʷɒɡ̚].
How do you pronounce hot dog in American English?
In American English, hot dog is pronounced /ˈhɑːtˌdɔːɡ/.
How many syllables are in hot dog?
Hot dog has two syllables, /hɒt/ + /dɒɡ/.
Where is the stress in hot dog?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dɒɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hot dog the same way?
No. British English has /ˌhɒtˈdɒɡ/ and American English has /ˈhɑːtˌdɔːɡ/.
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