How To Pronounce Look out
look out
stress changesLook out has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌlʊkˈaʊt/ in British English and /ˌlʊkˈaʊt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (lookout). It is /ˈlʊk.aʊt/ in British English and /ˈlʊk.aʊt/ 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)
Look out 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 (lookout))
Look out 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 Look out
How do you pronounce look out in British English?
Verb, /ˌlʊkˈaʊt/. Noun (lookout), /ˈlʊk.aʊt/.
How do you pronounce look out in American English?
Verb, /ˌlʊkˈaʊt/. Noun (lookout), /ˈlʊk.aʊt/.
How many syllables are in look out?
Look out has two syllables, /lʊk/ + /aʊt/.
Where is the stress in look out?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /aʊt/.
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