How To Pronounce Tomatoes
tomatoes
In British English, tomatoes is pronounced /təˈmɑː.təʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [təˈmɑː.təʊz]. In American English, it is pronounced /təˈmeɪ.t̯oʊz/.
Tomatoes has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Tomatoes has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Tomatoes
How do you pronounce tomatoes in British English?
In British English, tomatoes is pronounced /təˈmɑː.təʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [təˈmɑː.təʊz].
How do you pronounce tomatoes in American English?
In American English, tomatoes is pronounced /təˈmeɪ.t̯oʊz/.
How many syllables are in tomatoes?
Tomatoes has three syllables, /tə/ + /mɑː/ + /təʊz/.
Where is the stress in tomatoes?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /mɑː/.
Do British and American English pronounce tomatoes the same way?
No. British English has /təˈmɑː.təʊz/ and American English has /təˈmeɪ.t̯oʊz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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