How To Pronounce Jacket
jacket
In British English, jacket is pronounced /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒæk.ɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/.
Jacket has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Jacket has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Jacket
Questions About Jacket
How do you pronounce jacket in British English?
In British English, jacket is pronounced /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒæk.ɪt̚].
How do you pronounce jacket in American English?
In American English, jacket is pronounced /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/.
How many syllables are in jacket?
Jacket has two syllables, /dʒæk/ + /ɪt/.
Where is the stress in jacket?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /dʒæk/.
Do British and American English pronounce jacket the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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