How to pronounce “authentic”
Say “authentic” in 3 beats
authentic
/əˈθɛntɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɔːθɛntɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- autə
- henθɛnstress
- tictɪk
- IPA (American)
- /əˈθɛntɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /ɔːθɛntɪk/
- Also accepted
- /ɔˈθɛntɪk/
- Also accepted
- /ɔˈθɛnɪk/
- Also accepted
- /əˈθɛnɪk/
- Respelling
- uh-THEN-tik
- Syllables
- 3 — aut-HEN-tic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: aut-HEN-tic. “hen” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˈθɛntɪk/
/ɔːθɛntɪk/
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What “authentic” means
- adjective
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
“an authentic account by an eyewitness”
- adjective
not counterfeit or copied
“an authentic signature”
Say it in a sentence
“The recipe tastes authentic because she learned it in Naples.”“authentic”, answered
How do you pronounce “authentic”?
“authentic” is pronounced /əˈθɛntɪk/ (uh-THEN-tik) in American English and /ɔːθɛntɪk/ in British English, and /ɔˈθɛntɪk/ and /ɔˈθɛnɪk/ and /əˈθɛnɪk/ are also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “hen”. Build it as aut-HEN-tic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “authentic” have?
3: aut · hen · tic. The beat lands on the second, “hen”.
Is “authentic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈθɛntɪk/ (uh-THEN-tik); British English says /ɔːθɛntɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “authentic” mean?
As an adjective: conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief For example: “an authentic account by an eyewitness” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “authentic”?
Stress the second syllable: aut-HEN-tic. “hen” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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