How To Pronounce Incite

incite

UK
Phonemic
/ɪnˈsaɪt/
Phonetic
[ɪ̃nˈsaɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɪnˈsaɪt/

In British English, incite is pronounced /ɪnˈsaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsaɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈsaɪt/.

Incite 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

ɪnsaɪt

Incite 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.

incite + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɪnˈsaɪts/
US
/ɪnˈsaɪts/
incite + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ɪnˈsaɪ.tɪd/
US
/ɪnˈsaɪ.t̯ɪd/
incite + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ɪnˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ɪnˈsaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Incite

Questions About Incite

How do you pronounce incite in British English?

In British English, incite is pronounced /ɪnˈsaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsaɪt̚].

How do you pronounce incite in American English?

In American English, incite is pronounced /ɪnˈsaɪt/.

How many syllables are in incite?

Incite has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /saɪt/.

Where is the stress in incite?

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

Do British and American English pronounce incite the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪnˈsaɪt/.

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