How To Pronounce Without
without
In British English, without is pronounced /wɪˈðaʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɪˈðaʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /wɪˈðaʊt/.
Without has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Without 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.
Words That Rhyme With Without
Questions About Without
How do you pronounce without in British English?
In British English, without is pronounced /wɪˈðaʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wɪˈðaʊt̚].
How do you pronounce without in American English?
In American English, without is pronounced /wɪˈðaʊt/.
How many syllables are in without?
Without has two syllables, /wɪ/ + /ðaʊt/.
Where is the stress in without?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ðaʊt/.
Do British and American English pronounce without the same way?
Yes. Both are /wɪˈðaʊt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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