How To Pronounce Recycle
recycle
In British English, recycle is pronounced /ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌriːˈsaɪ.kl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəl/.
Recycle has three 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
Recycle has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Recycle
Questions About Recycle
How do you pronounce recycle in British English?
In British English, recycle is pronounced /ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌriːˈsaɪ.kl̩].
How do you pronounce recycle in American English?
In American English, recycle is pronounced /ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəl/.
How many syllables are in recycle?
Recycle has three syllables, /riː/ + /saɪ/ + /kəl/.
Where is the stress in recycle?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /saɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce recycle the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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