How To Pronounce Outdoors
outdoors
In British English, outdoors is pronounced /ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌaʊtˈdʷɔːʴz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌaʊtˈdɔːrz/.
Outdoors has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Outdoors 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.
Words That Rhyme With Outdoors
Questions About Outdoors
How do you pronounce outdoors in British English?
In British English, outdoors is pronounced /ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌaʊtˈdʷɔːʴz].
How do you pronounce outdoors in American English?
In American English, outdoors is pronounced /ˌaʊtˈdɔːrz/.
How many syllables are in outdoors?
Outdoors has two syllables, /aʊt/ + /dɔːz/.
Where is the stress in outdoors?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dɔːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce outdoors the same way?
No. British English has /ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/ and American English has /ˌaʊtˈdɔːrz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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