How To Pronounce Peanut
peanut
In British English, peanut is pronounced /ˈpiː.nʌt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰiː.nʌt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpiː.nʌt/.
Peanut 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
Peanut 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 Peanut
How do you pronounce peanut in British English?
In British English, peanut is pronounced /ˈpiː.nʌt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰiː.nʌt̚].
How do you pronounce peanut in American English?
In American English, peanut is pronounced /ˈpiː.nʌt/.
How many syllables are in peanut?
Peanut has two syllables, /piː/ + /nʌt/.
Where is the stress in peanut?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /piː/.
Do British and American English pronounce peanut the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈpiː.nʌt/.
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