How To Pronounce Put down
put down
stress changesPut down has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌpʊtˈdaʊn/ in British English and /ˌpʊtˈdaʊn/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (put-down). It is /ˈpʊt.daʊn/ in British English and /ˈpʊt.daʊn/ 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)
Put down 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 (put-down))
Put down 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 Put down
How do you pronounce put down in British English?
Verb, /ˌpʊtˈdaʊn/. Noun (put-down), /ˈpʊt.daʊn/.
How do you pronounce put down in American English?
Verb, /ˌpʊtˈdaʊn/. Noun (put-down), /ˈpʊt.daʊn/.
How many syllables are in put down?
Put down has two syllables, /pʊt/ + /daʊn/.
Where is the stress in put down?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /daʊn/.
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Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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