How To Pronounce Acquaint

acquaint

Phonemic

/əˈkweɪnt/

Phonetic

[əˈkʷw̥e͠ɪnt̚]

Phonemic

/əˈkweɪnt/

In British English, acquaint is pronounced /əˈkweɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkʷw̥e͠ɪnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈkweɪnt/.

Acquaint 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

əkweɪnt

Acquaint 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.

acquaint + -s

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

/əˈkweɪnts/

acquaint + -ed

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

/əˈkweɪn.tɪd/

/əˈkweɪn.t̯ɪd/

acquaint + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/əˈkweɪn.tɪŋ/

/əˈkweɪn.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Acquaint

Questions About Acquaint

How do you pronounce acquaint in British English?

In British English, acquaint is pronounced /əˈkweɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkʷw̥e͠ɪnt̚].

How do you pronounce acquaint in American English?

In American English, acquaint is pronounced /əˈkweɪnt/.

How many syllables are in acquaint?

Acquaint has two syllables, /ə/ + /kweɪnt/.

Where is the stress in acquaint?

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

Do British and American English pronounce acquaint the same way?

Yes. Both are /əˈkweɪnt/.

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