How To Pronounce Pawpaw
pawpaw
In British English, pawpaw is pronounced /ˈpɔː.pɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰʷɔː.pʷɔː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpɔː.pɔː/.
Pawpaw has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Pawpaw 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 Pawpaw
How do you pronounce pawpaw in British English?
In British English, pawpaw is pronounced /ˈpɔː.pɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰʷɔː.pʷɔː].
How do you pronounce pawpaw in American English?
In American English, pawpaw is pronounced /ˈpɔː.pɔː/.
How many syllables are in pawpaw?
Pawpaw has two syllables, /pɔː/ + /pɔː/.
Where is the stress in pawpaw?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /pɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce pawpaw the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpɔː.pɔː/.
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