How To Pronounce Reject
reject
stress changesReject has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Noun. It is /ˈriː.dʒekt/ in British English and /ˈriː.dʒekt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.
Verb. It is /rɪˈdʒekt/ in British English and /rɪˈdʒekt/ in American English with the main stress on the second 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 (Noun)
Reject 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.
Syllables And Stress (Verb)
Reject 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.
Questions About Reject
How do you pronounce reject in British English?
Noun, /ˈriː.dʒekt/. Verb, /rɪˈdʒekt/.
How do you pronounce reject in American English?
Noun, /ˈriː.dʒekt/. Verb, /rɪˈdʒekt/.
How many syllables are in reject?
Reject has two syllables, /riː/ + /dʒekt/.
Where is the stress in reject?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /riː/.
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