How to pronounce “handout”
Say “handout” in 2 beats
handout
/ˈhænˌdaʊt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /handaʊt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hanhænstress
- doutdaʊt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhænˌdaʊt/
- IPA (British)
- /handaʊt/
- Respelling
- HAN-dowt
- Syllables
- 2 — HAN-dout
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HAN-dout. “han” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhænˌdaʊt/
/handaʊt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “handout” means
- noun
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- noun
giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
Say it in a sentence
“The handout summarised everything in a single page.”“handout”, answered
How do you pronounce “handout”?
“handout” is pronounced /ˈhænˌdaʊt/ (HAN-dowt) in American English and /handaʊt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “han”. Build it as HAN-dout, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “handout” have?
2: han · dout. The beat lands on the first, “han”.
Is “handout” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhænˌdaʊt/ (HAN-dowt); British English says /handaʊt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “handout” mean?
As a noun: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation For example: “The handout summarised everything in a single page.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “handout”?
Stress the first syllable: HAN-dout. “han” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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