How To Pronounce Mess up
mess up
stress changesMess up has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌmesˈʌp/ in British English and /ˌmesˈʌp/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (mess-up). It is /ˈmes.ʌp/ in British English and /ˈmes.ʌp/ 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)
Mess 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.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (mess-up))
Mess up 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 Mess up
How do you pronounce mess up in British English?
Verb, /ˌmesˈʌp/. Noun (mess-up), /ˈmes.ʌp/.
How do you pronounce mess up in American English?
Verb, /ˌmesˈʌp/. Noun (mess-up), /ˈmes.ʌp/.
How many syllables are in mess up?
Mess up has two syllables, /mes/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in mess up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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