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