How To Pronounce Pay back
pay back
stress changesPay back has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌpeɪˈbæk/ in British English and /ˌpeɪˈbæk/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (payback). It is /ˈpeɪ.bæk/ in British English and /ˈpeɪ.bæk/ 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)
Pay back 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 (payback))
Pay back 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 Pay back
How do you pronounce pay back in British English?
Verb, /ˌpeɪˈbæk/. Noun (payback), /ˈpeɪ.bæk/.
How do you pronounce pay back in American English?
Verb, /ˌpeɪˈbæk/. Noun (payback), /ˈpeɪ.bæk/.
How many syllables are in pay back?
Pay back has two syllables, /peɪ/ + /bæk/.
Where is the stress in pay back?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /bæk/.
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