How To Pronounce Account

account

Phonemic

/əˈkaʊnt/

Phonetic

[əˈkʰa͠ʊnt̚]

Phonemic

/əˈkaʊnt/

In British English, account is pronounced /əˈkaʊnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkʰa͠ʊnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈkaʊnt/.

Account 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

əkaʊnt

Account 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.

account + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/əˈkaʊnts/

account + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/əˈkaʊn.tɪd/

/əˈkaʊn.t̯ɪd/

account + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/

/əˈkaʊn.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Account

Questions About Account

How do you pronounce account in British English?

In British English, account is pronounced /əˈkaʊnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkʰa͠ʊnt̚].

How do you pronounce account in American English?

In American English, account is pronounced /əˈkaʊnt/.

How many syllables are in account?

Account has two syllables, /ə/ + /kaʊnt/.

Where is the stress in account?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /kaʊnt/.

Do British and American English pronounce account the same way?

Yes. Both are /əˈkaʊnt/.

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