How To Pronounce Enact

enact

Phonemic

/ɪˈnækt/

Phonetic

[ɪˈnækt̚]

Phonemic

/ɪˈnækt/

In British English, enact is pronounced /ɪˈnækt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnækt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈnækt/.

Enact 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

ɪnækt

Enact 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.

enact + -s

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

/ɪˈnækts/

enact + -ed

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

/ɪˈnæk.tɪd/

enact + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ɪˈnæk.tɪŋ/

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Questions About Enact

How do you pronounce enact in British English?

In British English, enact is pronounced /ɪˈnækt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnækt̚].

How do you pronounce enact in American English?

In American English, enact is pronounced /ɪˈnækt/.

How many syllables are in enact?

Enact has two syllables, /ɪ/ + /nækt/.

Where is the stress in enact?

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

Do British and American English pronounce enact the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪˈnækt/.

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