How To Pronounce Epidemic
epidemic
In British English, epidemic is pronounced /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌep.ɪˈdẽm.ɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/.
Epidemic has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Epidemic 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 Epidemic
Questions About Epidemic
How do you pronounce epidemic in British English?
In British English, epidemic is pronounced /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌep.ɪˈdẽm.ɪk̚].
How do you pronounce epidemic in American English?
In American English, epidemic is pronounced /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/.
How many syllables are in epidemic?
Epidemic has four syllables, /ep/ + /ɪ/ + /dem/ + /ɪk/.
Where is the stress in epidemic?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /dem/.
Do British and American English pronounce epidemic the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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