How To Pronounce Significant
significant
In British English, significant is pronounced /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/.
Significant has four 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
Significant has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Significant
How do you pronounce significant in British English?
In British English, significant is pronounced /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce significant in American English?
In American English, significant is pronounced /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/.
How many syllables are in significant?
Significant has four syllables, /sɪɡ/ + /nɪf/ + /ɪ/ + /kənt/.
Where is the stress in significant?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /nɪf/.
Do British and American English pronounce significant the same way?
Yes. Both are /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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