How to pronounce “outcome”
Say “outcome” in 2 beats
outcome
/ˈaʊtˌkʌm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /aʊtkʌm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- aʊtaʊtstress
- kʌmkʌm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/
- IPA (British)
- /aʊtkʌm/
- Respelling
- OWT-kum
- Syllables
- 2 — AƱT-kʌm
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: AƱT-kʌm. “aʊt” 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
/ˈaʊtˌkʌm/
/aʊtkʌm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “outcome” means
- noun
something that results
“he listened for the results on the radio”
- noun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
“the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”
Say it in a sentence
“Nobody predicted the outcome of that long, bad-tempered meeting.”“outcome”, answered
How do you pronounce “outcome”?
“outcome” is pronounced /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/ (OWT-kum) in American English and /aʊtkʌm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “aʊt”. Build it as AƱT-kʌm, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “outcome” have?
2: aʊt · kʌm. The beat lands on the first, “aʊt”.
Is “outcome” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/ (OWT-kum); British English says /aʊtkʌm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “outcome” mean?
As a noun: something that results For example: “he listened for the results on the radio” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “outcome”?
Stress the first syllable: AƱT-kʌm. “aʊt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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