How To Pronounce Motto

In British English, motto is pronounced /ˈmɒt.əʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmʷɒt.əʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmɑː.t̯oʊ/.

Motto has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.