How To Pronounce Accept
accept
In British English, accept is pronounced /əkˈsept/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əkˈsept̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əkˈsept/.
Accept has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Accept has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Accept
Questions About Accept
How do you pronounce accept in British English?
In British English, accept is pronounced /əkˈsept/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əkˈsept̚].
How do you pronounce accept in American English?
In American English, accept is pronounced /əkˈsept/.
How many syllables are in accept?
Accept has two syllables, /ək/ + /sept/.
Where is the stress in accept?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sept/.
Do British and American English pronounce accept the same way?
Yes. Both are /əkˈsept/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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