How To Pronounce Sign out
sign out
stress changesSign out has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌsaɪnˈaʊt/ in British English and /ˌsaɪnˈaʊt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (sign-out). It is /ˈsaɪn.aʊt/ in British English and /ˈsaɪn.aʊt/ 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)
Sign out 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 (sign-out))
Sign out 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 Sign out
How do you pronounce sign out in British English?
Verb, /ˌsaɪnˈaʊt/. Noun (sign-out), /ˈsaɪn.aʊt/.
How do you pronounce sign out in American English?
Verb, /ˌsaɪnˈaʊt/. Noun (sign-out), /ˈsaɪn.aʊt/.
How many syllables are in sign out?
Sign out has two syllables, /saɪn/ + /aʊt/.
Where is the stress in sign out?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /aʊt/.
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Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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