How To Pronounce Put on
put on
stress changesPut on has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌpʊtˈɒn/ in British English and /ˌpʊtˈɑːn/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (put-on). It is /ˈpʊt.ɒn/ in British English and /ˈpʊt.ɑːn/ 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 on 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-on))
Put on 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 on
How do you pronounce put on in British English?
Verb, /ˌpʊtˈɒn/. Noun (put-on), /ˈpʊt.ɒn/.
How do you pronounce put on in American English?
Verb, /ˌpʊtˈɑːn/. Noun (put-on), /ˈpʊt.ɑːn/.
How many syllables are in put on?
Put on has two syllables, /pʊt/ + /ɒn/.
Where is the stress in put on?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɒn/.
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