How To Pronounce Knock down
knock down
stress changesKnock down has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌnɒkˈdaʊn/ in British English and /ˌnɑːkˈdaʊn/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (knockdown). It is /ˈnɒk.daʊn/ in British English and /ˈnɑːk.daʊn/ 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)
Knock down 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 (knockdown))
Knock down 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 Knock down
How do you pronounce knock down in British English?
Verb, /ˌnɒkˈdaʊn/. Noun (knockdown), /ˈnɒk.daʊn/.
How do you pronounce knock down in American English?
Verb, /ˌnɑːkˈdaʊn/. Noun (knockdown), /ˈnɑːk.daʊn/.
How many syllables are in knock down?
Knock down has two syllables, /nɒk/ + /daʊn/.
Where is the stress in knock down?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /daʊn/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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