How To Pronounce Shut down
shut down
stress changesShut down has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌʃʌtˈdaʊn/ in British English and /ˌʃʌtˈdaʊn/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (shutdown). It is /ˈʃʌt.daʊn/ in British English and /ˈʃʌt.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)
Shut 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 (shutdown))
Shut 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 Shut down
How do you pronounce shut down in British English?
Verb, /ˌʃʌtˈdaʊn/. Noun (shutdown), /ˈʃʌt.daʊn/.
How do you pronounce shut down in American English?
Verb, /ˌʃʌtˈdaʊn/. Noun (shutdown), /ˈʃʌt.daʊn/.
How many syllables are in shut down?
Shut down has two syllables, /ʃʌt/ + /daʊn/.
Where is the stress in shut down?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /daʊn/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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