How To Pronounce Wear off
wear off
In British English, wear off is pronounced /ˌweəˈɒf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌweərˈɒf]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌwerˈɔːf/.
Wear off has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Wear off 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.
Questions About Wear off
How do you pronounce wear off in British English?
In British English, wear off is pronounced /ˌweəˈɒf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌweərˈɒf].
How do you pronounce wear off in American English?
In American English, wear off is pronounced /ˌwerˈɔːf/.
How many syllables are in wear off?
Wear off has two syllables, /weə/ + /ɒf/.
Where is the stress in wear off?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɒf/.
Do British and American English pronounce wear off the same way?
No. British English has /ˌweəˈɒf/ and American English has /ˌwerˈɔːf/.
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