How to pronounce “detect”
Say “detect” in 2 beats
detect
/dɪˈtɛkt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪtɛkt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- detdɪ
- ecttɛktstress
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈtɛkt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪtɛkt/
- Respelling
- di-TEKT
- Syllables
- 2 — det-ECT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: det-ECT. “ect” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈtɛkt/
/dɪtɛkt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “detect” means
- verb
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
Say it in a sentence
“Dogs can detect a change in mood long before we do.”“detect”, answered
How do you pronounce “detect”?
“detect” is pronounced /dɪˈtɛkt/ (di-TEKT) in American English and /dɪtɛkt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ect”. Build it as det-ECT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “detect” have?
2: det · ect. The beat lands on the second, “ect”.
Is “detect” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈtɛkt/ (di-TEKT); British English says /dɪtɛkt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “detect” mean?
As a verb: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of For example: “She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
Where is the stress in “detect”?
Stress the second syllable: det-ECT. “ect” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “detect” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.