How To Pronounce Recipient
recipient
In British English, recipient is pronounced /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈsɪp.i.ə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/.
Recipient has four 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
Recipient has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Recipient
How do you pronounce recipient in British English?
In British English, recipient is pronounced /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈsɪp.i.ə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce recipient in American English?
In American English, recipient is pronounced /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/.
How many syllables are in recipient?
Recipient has four syllables, /rɪ/ + /sɪp/ + /i/ + /ənt/.
Where is the stress in recipient?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sɪp/.
Do British and American English pronounce recipient the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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