Where is the stress in "ou"?

In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.

How to practice saying "ou"?

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Guide des syllabes

1 Syllabes

"ou": 1 syllabes.

Syllabes:ou

Accent principal

OU(ou)●

Stress in "ou" falls on 1st syllable (monosyllabic).

IPA:⁄ˈuː⁄

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Lecture automatique

IPAˈuː

Syllabesou

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9:16

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How many syllables in "ou"?: "ou" has 1 syllabes (ou).
How to divide "ou"?: "ou" divides into 1 parts: ou.
Where is the stress in "ou"?: In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.
How to practice saying "ou"?: Say each syllable slowly (ou) and listen on SayItVid.