How To Pronounce Robot
robot
In British English, robot is pronounced /ˈrəʊ.bɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrəʊ.bʷɒt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈroʊ.bɑːt/.
Robot has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Robot 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 Robot
How do you pronounce robot in British English?
In British English, robot is pronounced /ˈrəʊ.bɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrəʊ.bʷɒt̚].
How do you pronounce robot in American English?
In American English, robot is pronounced /ˈroʊ.bɑːt/.
How many syllables are in robot?
Robot has two syllables, /rəʊ/ + /bɒt/.
Where is the stress in robot?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /rəʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce robot the same way?
No. British English has /ˈrəʊ.bɒt/ and American English has /ˈroʊ.bɑːt/.
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