How To Pronounce Throw away
throw away
stress changesThrow away has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌθrəʊ.əˈweɪ/ in British English and /ˌθroʊ.əˈweɪ/ in American English with the main stress on the third syllable.
Noun (throwaway). It is /ˈθrəʊ.əweɪ/ or /ˈθrəʊəweɪ/ in British English and /ˈθroʊ.əweɪ/ 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)
Throw away has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (throwaway))
Throw away 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 Throw away
How do you pronounce throw away in British English?
Verb, /ˌθrəʊ.əˈweɪ/. Noun (throwaway), /ˈθrəʊ.əweɪ/ or /ˈθrəʊəweɪ/.
How do you pronounce throw away in American English?
Verb, /ˌθroʊ.əˈweɪ/. Noun (throwaway), /ˈθroʊ.əweɪ/.
How many syllables are in throw away?
Throw away has three syllables, /θrəʊ/ + /ə/ + /weɪ/.
Where is the stress in throw away?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /weɪ/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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