How To Pronounce Economic
economic
In British English, economic is pronounced /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/ or /ˌek.əˈnɒm.ɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌiː.kəˈnʷɒ̃m.ɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌek.əˈnɑːm.ɪk/.
Economic has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Economic has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Economic
Questions About Economic
How do you pronounce economic in British English?
In British English, economic is pronounced /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/ or /ˌek.əˈnɒm.ɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌiː.kəˈnʷɒ̃m.ɪk̚].
How do you pronounce economic in American English?
In American English, economic is pronounced /ˌek.əˈnɑːm.ɪk/.
How many syllables are in economic?
Economic has four syllables, /iː/ + /kə/ + /nɒm/ + /ɪk/.
Where is the stress in economic?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /nɒm/.
Do British and American English pronounce economic the same way?
No. British English has /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/ and American English has /ˌek.əˈnɑːm.ɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
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