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downtown

Syllables: down-town: 2 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say.
Stressed syllable: The 1st syllable is stressed: DOWN-town. Lighter (secondary) stress on town.
Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/ in American English.
Stress position: The stress falls on the next-to-last syllable (1st of 2), as in TA-ble, ba-NA-na and in-for-MA-tion. Words ending in -tion and -sion always work this way.
Line break: At the end of a line you can break it as down-town.

Words that rhyme with downtown

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How do you divide downtown into syllables?

downtown divides as down-town. down-town: 2 syllables, one for each vowel sound you say.

How many syllables are in downtown?

Downtown has 2 syllables (down-town).

Which syllable is stressed in downtown?

The stressed syllable in downtown is down. The 1st syllable is stressed: DOWN-town. Lighter (secondary) stress on town.

How do you pronounce downtown?

/ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/ in American English.