How To Pronounce Succeed

succeed

Phonemic

/səkˈsiːd/

Phonetic

[səkˈsiːd̚]

Phonemic

/səkˈsiːd/

In British English, succeed is pronounced /səkˈsiːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səkˈsiːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /səkˈsiːd/.

Succeed 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

səksiːd

Succeed 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.

succeed + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/səkˈsiːdz/

succeed + -ed

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

/səkˈsiː.dɪd/

succeed + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/səkˈsiː.dɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Succeed

Questions About Succeed

How do you pronounce succeed in British English?

In British English, succeed is pronounced /səkˈsiːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səkˈsiːd̚].

How do you pronounce succeed in American English?

In American English, succeed is pronounced /səkˈsiːd/.

How many syllables are in succeed?

Succeed has two syllables, /sək/ + /siːd/.

Where is the stress in succeed?

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

Do British and American English pronounce succeed the same way?

Yes. Both are /səkˈsiːd/.

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