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