How To Pronounce Look up
look up
In British English, look up is pronounced /ˌlʊkˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌlʷʊkˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌlʊkˈʌp/.
Look up has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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 up 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 Look up
How do you pronounce look up in British English?
In British English, look up is pronounced /ˌlʊkˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌlʷʊkˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce look up in American English?
In American English, look up is pronounced /ˌlʊkˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in look up?
Look up has two syllables, /lʊk/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in look up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce look up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌlʊkˈʌp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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