How To Pronounce Cricket
cricket
In British English, cricket is pronounced /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ɪk.ɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/.
Cricket has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Cricket has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Cricket
Questions About Cricket
How do you pronounce cricket in British English?
In British English, cricket is pronounced /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥ɪk.ɪt̚].
How do you pronounce cricket in American English?
In American English, cricket is pronounced /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/.
How many syllables are in cricket?
Cricket has two syllables, /krɪk/ + /ɪt/.
Where is the stress in cricket?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /krɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce cricket the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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