How to pronounce “ethnic”
Say “ethnic” in 2 beats
ethnic
/ˈɛθnɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛθnɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ethɛθstress
- nicnɪk
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛθnɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛθnɪk/
- Respelling
- ETH-nik
- Syllables
- 2 — ETH-nic
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ETH-nic. “eth” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɛθnɪk/
/ɛθnɪk/
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What “ethnic” means
- noun
a person who is a member of an ethnic group
- adjective
denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; - J.F.Kennedy
“influenced by ethnic and cultural ties”
- adjective
not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam
Say it in a sentence
“The festival celebrates every ethnic group living in the town.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“ethnic”, answered
How do you pronounce “ethnic”?
“ethnic” is pronounced /ˈɛθnɪk/ (ETH-nik) in American English and /ɛθnɪk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “eth”. Build it as ETH-nic, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ethnic” have?
2: eth · nic. The beat lands on the first, “eth”.
Is “ethnic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛθnɪk/ (ETH-nik); British English says /ɛθnɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ethnic” mean?
As a noun: a person who is a member of an ethnic group For example: “The festival celebrates every ethnic group living in the town.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “ethnic”?
Stress the first syllable: ETH-nic. “eth” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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