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