How To Pronounce Keep away
keep away
In British English, keep away is pronounced /ˌkiːp.əˈweɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkiːp.əˈweɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkiːp.əˈweɪ/.
Keep away has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
Keep away has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Keep away
How do you pronounce keep away in British English?
In British English, keep away is pronounced /ˌkiːp.əˈweɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkiːp.əˈweɪ].
How do you pronounce keep away in American English?
In American English, keep away is pronounced /ˌkiːp.əˈweɪ/.
How many syllables are in keep away?
Keep away has three syllables, /kiːp/ + /ə/ + /weɪ/.
Where is the stress in keep away?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /weɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce keep away the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌkiːp.əˈweɪ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
Nearby Words
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