How to pronounce sawtooth
Say it like SAW-tooth. Sawtooth has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SAW).
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US American/ˈsɔtuθ/SAW-tooth
UK British/ˈsɔːtuːθ/SAW-tooth
- SAW
- tooth
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Sawtooth pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SAWSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
- toothKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of sawtooth
- Americans usually soften the t in the middle into a quick d-like tap; British speakers keep a crisp t.
British respelling: SAW-tooth.
What does sawtooth mean?
noun
- A tooth of a saw: any of its series of projections, each with a cutting edge.
- Something else that is shaped like such a tooth (for example, a roof or each peaked portion thereof; a curve or waveform on a graph).
- A sawtooth wave.
- Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Prioneris.
- A pattern whose living cell population reaches new peaks infinitely many times before dropping to a fixed value after each peak.
Where does sawtooth come from?
From saw + tooth.
Questions about saying sawtooth
How do you pronounce sawtooth?
Say SAW-tooth. The American pronunciation is /ˈsɔtuθ/. In British English it is /ˈsɔːtuːθ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in sawtooth?
Sawtooth has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SAW). Broken into parts: SAW · tooth.
Is sawtooth pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. Americans usually soften the t in the middle into a quick d-like tap; British speakers keep a crisp t. The British form is /ˈsɔːtuːθ/ (SAW-tooth).