How To Pronounce Turn around
turn around
stress changesTurn around has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌtɜːn.əˈraʊnd/ in British English and /ˌtɝːn.əˈraʊnd/ in American English with the main stress on the third syllable.
Noun (turnaround). It is /ˈtɜːn.əraʊnd/ in British English and /ˈtɝːn.ɚaʊnd/ 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)
Turn around 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 (turnaround))
Turn around 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 Turn around
How do you pronounce turn around in British English?
Verb, /ˌtɜːn.əˈraʊnd/. Noun (turnaround), /ˈtɜːn.əraʊnd/.
How do you pronounce turn around in American English?
Verb, /ˌtɝːn.əˈraʊnd/. Noun (turnaround), /ˈtɝːn.ɚaʊnd/.
How many syllables are in turn around?
Turn around has three syllables, /tɜːn/ + /ə/ + /raʊnd/.
Where is the stress in turn around?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /raʊnd/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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