How To Pronounce Overrun

overrun

stress changes
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/
Phonetic
[ˌəʊ.vəʴˈrʌ̃n]
US
Phonemic
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌn/
Noun
UK
Phonemic
/ˈəʊ.və.rʌn/
Phonetic
[ˈəʊ.vəʴ.rʌ̃n]
US
Phonemic
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.rʌn/

Overrun has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Verb. It is /ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/ in British English and /ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌn/ in American English with the main stress on the third syllable.

Noun. It is /ˈəʊ.və.rʌn/ in British English and /ˈoʊ.vɚ.rʌn/ 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)

əʊvərʌn

Overrun 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.

overrun + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌnz/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌnz/
overrun + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌnd/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌnd/
overrun + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn.ɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌn.ɪŋ/

Syllables And Stress (Noun)

əʊvərʌn

Overrun has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.

overrun + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈəʊ.və.rʌnz/
US
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.rʌnz/

Words That Rhyme With Overrun

Questions About Overrun

How do you pronounce overrun in British English?

Verb, /ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/. Noun, /ˈəʊ.və.rʌn/.

How do you pronounce overrun in American English?

Verb, /ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌn/. Noun, /ˈoʊ.vɚ.rʌn/.

How many syllables are in overrun?

Overrun has three syllables, /əʊ/ + /və/ + /rʌn/.

Where is the stress in overrun?

The main stress is on the third syllable, /rʌn/.

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