How To Pronounce Turn off
turn off
stress changesTurn off has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌtɜːnˈɒf/ in British English and /ˌtɝːnˈɔːf/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (turn-off). It is /ˈtɜːn.ɒf/ in British English and /ˈtɝːn.ɔːf/ 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 off 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 (turn-off))
Turn off 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 off
How do you pronounce turn off in British English?
Verb, /ˌtɜːnˈɒf/. Noun (turn-off), /ˈtɜːn.ɒf/.
How do you pronounce turn off in American English?
Verb, /ˌtɝːnˈɔːf/. Noun (turn-off), /ˈtɝːn.ɔːf/.
How many syllables are in turn off?
Turn off has two syllables, /tɜːn/ + /ɒf/.
Where is the stress in turn off?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɒf/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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