How To Pronounce Recruit
recruit
In British English, recruit is pronounced /rɪˈkruːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈkr̥ʷuːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈkruːt/.
Recruit has two 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
Recruit 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.
Words That Rhyme With Recruit
Questions About Recruit
How do you pronounce recruit in British English?
In British English, recruit is pronounced /rɪˈkruːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈkr̥ʷuːt̚].
How do you pronounce recruit in American English?
In American English, recruit is pronounced /rɪˈkruːt/.
How many syllables are in recruit?
Recruit has two syllables, /rɪ/ + /kruːt/.
Where is the stress in recruit?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kruːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce recruit the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈkruːt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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