How To Pronounce Incentive
incentive
In British English, incentive is pronounced /ɪnˈsen.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsẽn.tɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈsen.t̯ɪv/.
Incentive 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
Incentive 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.
Questions About Incentive
How do you pronounce incentive in British English?
In British English, incentive is pronounced /ɪnˈsen.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsẽn.tɪv].
How do you pronounce incentive in American English?
In American English, incentive is pronounced /ɪnˈsen.t̯ɪv/.
How many syllables are in incentive?
Incentive has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /sen/ + /tɪv/.
Where is the stress in incentive?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sen/.
Do British and American English pronounce incentive the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈsen.tɪv/ and American English has /ɪnˈsen.t̯ɪv/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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