How To Pronounce Wear out
wear out
In British English, wear out is pronounced /ˌweəˈaʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌweərˈaʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌwerˈaʊt/.
Wear out 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 out 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 out
How do you pronounce wear out in British English?
In British English, wear out is pronounced /ˌweəˈaʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌweərˈaʊt̚].
How do you pronounce wear out in American English?
In American English, wear out is pronounced /ˌwerˈaʊt/.
How many syllables are in wear out?
Wear out has two syllables, /weə/ + /aʊt/.
Where is the stress in wear out?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /aʊt/.
Do British and American English pronounce wear out the same way?
No. British English has /ˌweəˈaʊt/ and American English has /ˌwerˈaʊt/.
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