How To Pronounce Put up
put up
In British English, put up is pronounced /ˌpʊtˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpʷʊtˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌpʊtˈʌp/.
Put up 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
Put up 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.
Questions About Put up
How do you pronounce put up in British English?
In British English, put up is pronounced /ˌpʊtˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpʷʊtˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce put up in American English?
In American English, put up is pronounced /ˌpʊtˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in put up?
Put up has two syllables, /pʊt/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in put up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce put up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌpʊtˈʌp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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