How To Pronounce Psychic
psychic
In British English, psychic is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.kɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsaɪ.kɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.kɪk/.
Psychic 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
Psychic 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.
Questions About Psychic
How do you pronounce psychic in British English?
In British English, psychic is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.kɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsaɪ.kɪk̚].
How do you pronounce psychic in American English?
In American English, psychic is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.kɪk/.
How many syllables are in psychic?
Psychic has two syllables, /saɪ/ + /kɪk/.
Where is the stress in psychic?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /saɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce psychic the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsaɪ.kɪk/.
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