How To Pronounce Up to
up to
In British English, up to is pronounced /ˈʌp.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʌp̚.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈʌp.tə/.
Up to has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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 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 Up to
How do you pronounce up to in British English?
In British English, up to is pronounced /ˈʌp.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʌp̚.tə].
How do you pronounce up to in American English?
In American English, up to is pronounced /ˈʌp.tə/.
How many syllables are in up to?
Up to has two syllables, /ʌp/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in up to?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce up to the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈʌp.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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