How To Pronounce Pollute
pollute
In British English, pollute is pronounced /pəˈluːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈlʷuːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˈluːt/.
Pollute has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Pollute 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.
Words That Rhyme With Pollute
Questions About Pollute
How do you pronounce pollute in British English?
In British English, pollute is pronounced /pəˈluːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈlʷuːt̚].
How do you pronounce pollute in American English?
In American English, pollute is pronounced /pəˈluːt/.
How many syllables are in pollute?
Pollute has two syllables, /pə/ + /luːt/.
Where is the stress in pollute?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /luːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce pollute the same way?
Yes. Both are /pəˈluːt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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