How To Pronounce Athletic
athletic
In British English, athletic is pronounced /æθˈlet.ɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æθˈlet.ɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /æθˈlet.ɪk/.
Athletic has three 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
Athletic has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Athletic
Questions About Athletic
How do you pronounce athletic in British English?
In British English, athletic is pronounced /æθˈlet.ɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æθˈlet.ɪk̚].
How do you pronounce athletic in American English?
In American English, athletic is pronounced /æθˈlet.ɪk/.
How many syllables are in athletic?
Athletic has three syllables, /æθ/ + /let/ + /ɪk/.
Where is the stress in athletic?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /let/.
Do British and American English pronounce athletic the same way?
Yes. Both are /æθˈlet.ɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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