How To Pronounce Corrupt
corrupt
In British English, corrupt is pronounced /kəˈrʌpt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈrʌpt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈrʌpt/.
Corrupt 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
Corrupt 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 Corrupt
Questions About Corrupt
How do you pronounce corrupt in British English?
In British English, corrupt is pronounced /kəˈrʌpt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈrʌpt̚].
How do you pronounce corrupt in American English?
In American English, corrupt is pronounced /kəˈrʌpt/.
How many syllables are in corrupt?
Corrupt has two syllables, /kə/ + /rʌpt/.
Where is the stress in corrupt?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /rʌpt/.
Do British and American English pronounce corrupt the same way?
Yes. Both are /kəˈrʌpt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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