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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “anecdote”

“anecdote” is pronounced /ˈænəkˌdoʊt/ (A-nuhk-doht) in American English and /anɪkdəʊt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”.
The sound

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anecdote

/ˈænəkˌdoʊt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /anɪkdəʊt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. ææstress
  2. nəknək
  3. doʊtdoʊt
IPA (American)
/ˈænəkˌdoʊt/
IPA (British)
/anɪkdəʊt/
Respelling
A-nuhk-doht
Syllables
3 — Æ-nək-doʊt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: Æ-nək-doʊt. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈænəkˌdoʊt/

British

/anɪkdəʊt/

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Meaning

What “anecdote” means

  1. noun

    short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

Say it in a sentence

“She opened her speech with an anecdote about her first job.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
æshort annəschwakkddoʊlong ott

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Questions

“anecdote”, answered

How do you pronounce “anecdote”?

“anecdote” is pronounced /ˈænəkˌdoʊt/ (A-nuhk-doht) in American English and /anɪkdəʊt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as Æ-nək-doʊt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “anecdote” have?

3: æ · nək · doʊt. The beat lands on the first, “æ”.

Is “anecdote” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈænəkˌdoʊt/ (A-nuhk-doht); British English says /anɪkdəʊt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “anecdote” mean?

As a noun: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) For example: “She opened her speech with an anecdote about her first job.”

Where is the stress in “anecdote”?

Stress the first syllable: Æ-nək-doʊt. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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