How To Pronounce Exciting
exciting
In British English, exciting is pronounced /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪkˈsaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/.
Exciting has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Exciting has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Exciting
Questions About Exciting
How do you pronounce exciting in British English?
In British English, exciting is pronounced /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce exciting in American English?
In American English, exciting is pronounced /ɪkˈsaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in exciting?
Exciting has three syllables, /ɪk/ + /saɪ/ + /tɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in exciting?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /saɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce exciting the same way?
No. British English has /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/ and American English has /ɪkˈsaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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