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How To Pronounce Recount

recount

stress changes
Verb (to tell)
UK
Phonemic
/rɪˈkaʊnt/
Phonetic
[rɪˈkʰa͠ʊnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/rɪˈkaʊnt/
Verb (to count again)
UK
Phonemic
/ˌriːˈkaʊnt/
Phonetic
[ˌriːˈkʰa͠ʊnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˌriːˈkaʊnt/
Noun (a second count)
UK
Phonemic
/ˈriː.kaʊnt/
Phonetic
[ˈriː.ka͠ʊnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈriː.kaʊnt/

Recount has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Verb (to tell). It is /rɪˈkaʊnt/ in British English and /rɪˈkaʊnt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.

Verb (to count again). It is /ˌriːˈkaʊnt/ in British English and /ˌriːˈkaʊnt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.

Noun (a second count). It is /ˈriː.kaʊnt/ in British English and /ˈriː.kaʊnt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

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 (Verb (to tell))

rɪkaʊnt

Recount 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.

recount + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/rɪˈkaʊnts/
US
/rɪˈkaʊnts/
recount + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/rɪˈkaʊn.tɪd/
US
/rɪˈkaʊn.t̯ɪd/
recount + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/rɪˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈkaʊn.t̯ɪŋ/

Syllables And Stress (Verb (to count again))

riːkaʊnt

Recount 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.

recount + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˌriːˈkaʊnts/
US
/ˌriːˈkaʊnts/
recount + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˌriːˈkaʊn.tɪd/
US
/ˌriːˈkaʊn.t̯ɪd/
recount + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˌriːˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/
US
/ˌriːˈkaʊn.t̯ɪŋ/

Syllables And Stress (Noun (a second count))

riːkaʊnt

Recount 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.

a second count + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˈriː.kaʊnts/
US
/ˈriː.kaʊnts/

Words That Rhyme With Recount

Questions About Recount

How do you pronounce recount in British English?

Verb (to tell), /rɪˈkaʊnt/. Verb (to count again), /ˌriːˈkaʊnt/. Noun (a second count), /ˈriː.kaʊnt/.

How do you pronounce recount in American English?

Verb (to tell), /rɪˈkaʊnt/. Verb (to count again), /ˌriːˈkaʊnt/. Noun (a second count), /ˈriː.kaʊnt/.

How many syllables are in recount?

Recount has two syllables, /rɪ/ + /kaʊnt/.

Where is the stress in recount?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /kaʊnt/.

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