How To Pronounce Inspect
inspect
In British English, inspect is pronounced /ɪnˈspekt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈspekt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈspekt/.
Inspect 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
Inspect 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.
Words That Rhyme With Inspect
Questions About Inspect
How do you pronounce inspect in British English?
In British English, inspect is pronounced /ɪnˈspekt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈspekt̚].
How do you pronounce inspect in American English?
In American English, inspect is pronounced /ɪnˈspekt/.
How many syllables are in inspect?
Inspect has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /spekt/.
Where is the stress in inspect?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /spekt/.
Do British and American English pronounce inspect the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈspekt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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