How To Pronounce Thicken
thicken
In British English, thicken is pronounced /ˈθɪk.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθɪk.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈθɪk.ən/.
Thicken has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Thicken 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.
Words That Rhyme With Thicken
Questions About Thicken
How do you pronounce thicken in British English?
In British English, thicken is pronounced /ˈθɪk.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθɪk.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce thicken in American English?
In American English, thicken is pronounced /ˈθɪk.ən/.
How many syllables are in thicken?
Thicken has two syllables, /θɪk/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in thicken?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /θɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce thicken the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈθɪk.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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