How to pronounce “extract”
Say “extract” in 2 beats
extract
/ˈɛkˌstɹækt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkstɹakt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- extɛkstress
- ractstɹækt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛkˌstɹækt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkstɹakt/
- Also accepted
- /ɪkˈstɹækt/
- Respelling
- EK-strakt
- Syllables
- 2 — EXT-ract
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: EXT-ract. “ext” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɛkˌstɹækt/
/ɛkstɹakt/
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What “extract” means
- noun
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- noun
a passage selected from a larger work
“he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”
- verb
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
“pull weeds”
Say it in a sentence
“A spoonful of vanilla extract goes into the cake mixture.”“extract”, answered
How do you pronounce “extract”?
“extract” is pronounced /ˈɛkˌstɹækt/ (EK-strakt) in American English and /ɛkstɹakt/ in British English, and /ɪkˈstɹækt/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ext”. Build it as EXT-ract, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “extract” have?
2: ext · ract. The beat lands on the first, “ext”.
Is “extract” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛkˌstɹækt/ (EK-strakt); British English says /ɛkstɹakt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “extract” mean?
As a noun: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) For example: “A spoonful of vanilla extract goes into the cake mixture.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “extract”?
Stress the first syllable: EXT-ract. “ext” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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