How To Pronounce Ingredient
ingredient
In British English, ingredient is pronounced /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈɡriː.di.ə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/.
Ingredient has four 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
Ingredient has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Ingredient
Questions About Ingredient
How do you pronounce ingredient in British English?
In British English, ingredient is pronounced /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈɡriː.di.ə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce ingredient in American English?
In American English, ingredient is pronounced /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/.
How many syllables are in ingredient?
Ingredient has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /ɡriː/ + /di/ + /ənt/.
Where is the stress in ingredient?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɡriː/.
Do British and American English pronounce ingredient the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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