How To Pronounce Nicotine
nicotine
In British English, nicotine is pronounced /ˈnɪk.ə.tiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnɪk.ə.tĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈnɪk.ə.t̯iːn/.
Nicotine has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Nicotine has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Nicotine
How do you pronounce nicotine in British English?
In British English, nicotine is pronounced /ˈnɪk.ə.tiːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnɪk.ə.tĩːn].
How do you pronounce nicotine in American English?
In American English, nicotine is pronounced /ˈnɪk.ə.t̯iːn/.
How many syllables are in nicotine?
Nicotine has three syllables, /nɪk/ + /ə/ + /tiːn/.
Where is the stress in nicotine?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /nɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce nicotine the same way?
No. British English has /ˈnɪk.ə.tiːn/ and American English has /ˈnɪk.ə.t̯iːn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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