How To Pronounce Up-to-date
up-to-date
In British English, up-to-date is pronounced /ˌʌp.təˈdeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌʌp̚.təˈdeɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌʌp.təˈdeɪt/.
Up-to-date has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
Up-to-date 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.
Words That Rhyme With Up-to-date
Questions About Up-to-date
How do you pronounce up-to-date in British English?
In British English, up-to-date is pronounced /ˌʌp.təˈdeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌʌp̚.təˈdeɪt̚].
How do you pronounce up-to-date in American English?
In American English, up-to-date is pronounced /ˌʌp.təˈdeɪt/.
How many syllables are in up-to-date?
Up-to-date has three syllables, /ʌp/ + /tə/ + /deɪt/.
Where is the stress in up-to-date?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /deɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce up-to-date the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌʌp.təˈdeɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
Nearby Words
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