How To Pronounce Inject

inject

UK
Phonemic
/ɪnˈdʒekt/
Phonetic
[ɪ̃nˈdʒekt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɪnˈdʒekt/

In British English, inject is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒekt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʒekt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒekt/.

Inject 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

ɪndʒekt

Inject 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.

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

Words That Rhyme With Inject

Questions About Inject

How do you pronounce inject in British English?

In British English, inject is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒekt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdʒekt̚].

How do you pronounce inject in American English?

In American English, inject is pronounced /ɪnˈdʒekt/.

How many syllables are in inject?

Inject has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /dʒekt/.

Where is the stress in inject?

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

Do British and American English pronounce inject the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪnˈdʒekt/.

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