How To Pronounce Wipe out
wipe out
stress changesWipe out has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Verb. It is /ˌwaɪpˈaʊt/ in British English and /ˌwaɪpˈaʊt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Noun (wipeout). It is /ˈwaɪp.aʊt/ in British English and /ˈwaɪp.aʊt/ 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)
Wipe 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.
Syllables And Stress (Noun (wipeout))
Wipe out 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 Wipe out
How do you pronounce wipe out in British English?
Verb, /ˌwaɪpˈaʊt/. Noun (wipeout), /ˈwaɪp.aʊt/.
How do you pronounce wipe out in American English?
Verb, /ˌwaɪpˈaʊt/. Noun (wipeout), /ˈwaɪp.aʊt/.
How many syllables are in wipe out?
Wipe out has two syllables, /waɪp/ + /aʊt/.
Where is the stress in wipe out?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /aʊt/.
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