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How to pronounce “ingredient”

“ingredient” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈɡɹidiənt/ (in-GREE-dee-uhnt) in American English and /ɪŋɡɹiːdiənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɡɹi”.
The sound

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ingredient

/ˌɪnˈɡɹidiənt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪŋɡɹiːdiənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. ɪnɪn
  2. ɡɹiɡɹistress
  3. didi
  4. əntənt
IPA (American)
/ˌɪnˈɡɹidiənt/
IPA (British)
/ɪŋɡɹiːdiənt/
Respelling
in-GREE-dee-uhnt
Syllables
4 — ɪn-ꞬɹI-di-ənt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪn-ꞬɹI-di-ənt. “ɡɹi” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪnˈɡɹidiənt/

British

/ɪŋɡɹiːdiənt/

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Meaning

What “ingredient” means

  1. noun

    a component of a mixture or compound

  2. noun

    an abstract part of something

    “jealousy was a component of his character”

  3. noun

    food that is a component of a mixture in cooking

    “the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad”

Say it in a sentence

“The secret ingredient turned out to be a spoonful of honey.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort inn×2ɡgɹrilong eddɪəeartt

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Questions

“ingredient”, answered

How do you pronounce “ingredient”?

“ingredient” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈɡɹidiənt/ (in-GREE-dee-uhnt) in American English and /ɪŋɡɹiːdiənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɡɹi”. Build it as ɪn-ꞬɹI-di-ənt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “ingredient” have?

4: ɪn · ɡɹi · di · ənt. The beat lands on the second, “ɡɹi”.

Is “ingredient” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈɡɹidiənt/ (in-GREE-dee-uhnt); British English says /ɪŋɡɹiːdiənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “ingredient” mean?

As a noun: a component of a mixture or compound For example: “The secret ingredient turned out to be a spoonful of honey.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “ingredient”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪn-ꞬɹI-di-ənt. “ɡɹi” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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