How To Pronounce Upset
upset
stress changesUpset has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb, adjective. It is /ʌpˈset/ in British English and /ʌpˈset/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun. It is /ˈʌp.set/ in British English and /ˈʌp.set/ 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, adjective)
Upset 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)
Upset 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.
Words That Rhyme With Upset
Questions About Upset
How do you pronounce upset in British English?
Verb, adjective, /ʌpˈset/. Noun, /ˈʌp.set/.
How do you pronounce upset in American English?
Verb, adjective, /ʌpˈset/. Noun, /ˈʌp.set/.
How many syllables are in upset?
Upset has two syllables, /ʌp/ + /set/.
Where is the stress in upset?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /set/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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