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