How To Pronounce Look around
look around
In British English, look around is pronounced /ˌlʊk.əˈraʊnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌlʷʊk.əˈra͠ʊnd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌlʊk.əˈraʊnd/.
Look around 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
Look around 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 Look around
How do you pronounce look around in British English?
In British English, look around is pronounced /ˌlʊk.əˈraʊnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌlʷʊk.əˈra͠ʊnd̚].
How do you pronounce look around in American English?
In American English, look around is pronounced /ˌlʊk.əˈraʊnd/.
How many syllables are in look around?
Look around has three syllables, /lʊk/ + /ə/ + /raʊnd/.
Where is the stress in look around?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /raʊnd/.
Do British and American English pronounce look around the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌlʊk.əˈraʊnd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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