How to pronounce “photo”
Say “photo” in 2 beats
photo
/ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fəʊtəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- photfoʊstress
- otoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /fəʊtəʊ/
- Respelling
- FOH-toh
- Syllables
- 2 — PHOT-o
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PHOT-o. “phot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/
/fəʊtəʊ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “photo” means
- noun
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
Say it in a sentence
“He took a photo of the sunset from the balcony.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“photo”, answered
How do you pronounce “photo”?
“photo” is pronounced /ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/ (FOH-toh) in American English and /fəʊtəʊ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “phot”. Build it as PHOT-o, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “photo” have?
2: phot · o. The beat lands on the first, “phot”.
Is “photo” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/ (FOH-toh); British English says /fəʊtəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “photo” mean?
As a noun: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material For example: “He took a photo of the sunset from the balcony.”
Where is the stress in “photo”?
Stress the first syllable: PHOT-o. “phot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “photo” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.