How To Pronounce Turn over
turn over
stress changesTurn over has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌtɜːnˈəʊ.və/ in British English and /ˌtɝːnˈoʊ.vɚ/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (turnover). It is /ˈtɜːn.əʊ.və/ in British English and /ˈtɝːn.oʊ.vɚ/ 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 over 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.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (turnover))
Turn over has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Turn over
How do you pronounce turn over in British English?
Verb, /ˌtɜːnˈəʊ.və/. Noun (turnover), /ˈtɜːn.əʊ.və/.
How do you pronounce turn over in American English?
Verb, /ˌtɝːnˈoʊ.vɚ/. Noun (turnover), /ˈtɝːn.oʊ.vɚ/.
How many syllables are in turn over?
Turn over has three syllables, /tɜːn/ + /əʊ/ + /və/.
Where is the stress in turn over?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /əʊ/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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