How To Pronounce Requite

requite

Phonemic

/rɪˈkwaɪt/

Phonetic

[rɪˈkʷw̥aɪt̚]

Phonemic

/rɪˈkwaɪt/

In British English, requite is pronounced /rɪˈkwaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈkʷw̥aɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈkwaɪt/.

Requite 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

rɪkwaɪt

Requite 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.

requite + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/rɪˈkwaɪts/

requite + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/rɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/

/rɪˈkwaɪ.t̯ɪd/

requite + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/rɪˈkwaɪ.tɪŋ/

/rɪˈkwaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

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Questions About Requite

How do you pronounce requite in British English?

In British English, requite is pronounced /rɪˈkwaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈkʷw̥aɪt̚].

How do you pronounce requite in American English?

In American English, requite is pronounced /rɪˈkwaɪt/.

How many syllables are in requite?

Requite has two syllables, /rɪ/ + /kwaɪt/.

Where is the stress in requite?

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

Do British and American English pronounce requite the same way?

Yes. Both are /rɪˈkwaɪt/.

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