How To Pronounce Collect

collect

Phonemic

/kəˈlekt/

Phonetic

[kəˈlekt̚]

Phonemic

/kəˈlekt/

In British English, collect is pronounced /kəˈlekt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈlekt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈlekt/.

Collect 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

kəlekt

Collect 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.

collect + -s

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

/kəˈlekts/

collect + -ed

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

/kəˈlek.tɪd/

collect + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/kəˈlek.tɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Collect

Questions About Collect

How do you pronounce collect in British English?

In British English, collect is pronounced /kəˈlekt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈlekt̚].

How do you pronounce collect in American English?

In American English, collect is pronounced /kəˈlekt/.

How many syllables are in collect?

Collect has two syllables, /kə/ + /lekt/.

Where is the stress in collect?

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

Do British and American English pronounce collect the same way?

Yes. Both are /kəˈlekt/.

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