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