How To Pronounce Potatoes
potatoes
In British English, potatoes is pronounced /pəˈteɪ.təʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈtʰeɪ.təʊz]. In American English, it is pronounced /pəˈteɪ.t̯oʊz/.
Potatoes has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Potatoes has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Potatoes
How do you pronounce potatoes in British English?
In British English, potatoes is pronounced /pəˈteɪ.təʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəˈtʰeɪ.təʊz].
How do you pronounce potatoes in American English?
In American English, potatoes is pronounced /pəˈteɪ.t̯oʊz/.
How many syllables are in potatoes?
Potatoes has three syllables, /pə/ + /teɪ/ + /təʊz/.
Where is the stress in potatoes?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /teɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce potatoes the same way?
No. British English has /pəˈteɪ.təʊz/ and American English has /pəˈteɪ.t̯oʊz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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