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