How to pronounce “edit”
Say “edit” in 2 beats
edit
/ˈɛdət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛdɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- edɛstress
- itdət
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛdət/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛdɪt/
- Respelling
- E-duht
- Syllables
- 2 — ED-it
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ED-it. “ed” 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
/ˈɛdət/
/ɛdɪt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “edit” means
- verb
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
“Edit a book on lexical semantics”
- verb
supervise the publication of
“The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years”
- verb
cut and assemble the components of
“edit film”
Say it in a sentence
“She will edit the newsletter until somebody else volunteers.”“edit”, answered
How do you pronounce “edit”?
“edit” is pronounced /ˈɛdət/ (E-duht) in American English and /ɛdɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ed”. Build it as ED-it, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “edit” have?
2: ed · it. The beat lands on the first, “ed”.
Is “edit” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛdət/ (E-duht); British English says /ɛdɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “edit” mean?
As a verb: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting For example: “Edit a book on lexical semantics” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “edit”?
Stress the first syllable: ED-it. “ed” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “edit” 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.