How to pronounce “inspect”
Say “inspect” in 2 beats
inspect
/ˌɪnˈspɛkt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnspɛkt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- insɪn
- pectspɛktstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪnˈspɛkt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnspɛkt/
- Respelling
- in-SPEKT
- Syllables
- 2 — ins-PECT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ins-PECT. “pect” 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
/ˌɪnˈspɛkt/
/ɪnspɛkt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “inspect” means
- verb
look over carefully
“Please inspect your father's will carefully”
- verb
come to see in an official or professional capacity
“The governor visited the prison”
- verb
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
“audit accounts and tax returns”
Say it in a sentence
“An engineer will inspect the lift on Thursday morning.”“inspect”, answered
How do you pronounce “inspect”?
“inspect” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈspɛkt/ (in-SPEKT) in American English and /ɪnspɛkt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pect”. Build it as ins-PECT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “inspect” have?
2: ins · pect. The beat lands on the second, “pect”.
Is “inspect” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈspɛkt/ (in-SPEKT); British English says /ɪnspɛkt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “inspect” mean?
As a verb: look over carefully For example: “Please inspect your father's will carefully” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “inspect”?
Stress the second syllable: ins-PECT. “pect” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “inspect” 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.