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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “itinerant”

“itinerant” is pronounced /aɪˈtɪnɚənt/ (y-TI-nuh-uhnt) in American English and /aɪtɪnəɹənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “in”.
The sound

Say “itinerant” in 4 beats

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itinerant

/aɪˈtɪnɚənt/

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

4 beats
  1. itaɪ
  2. intɪstress
  3. ernɚ
  4. antənt
IPA (American)
/aɪˈtɪnɚənt/
IPA (British)
/aɪtɪnəɹənt/
Respelling
y-TI-nuh-uhnt
Syllables
4 — it-IN-er-ant
Stress
Stress the second syllable: it-IN-er-ant. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/aɪˈtɪnɚənt/

British

/aɪtɪnəɹənt/

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Meaning

What “itinerant” means

  1. noun

    a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

    “itinerant traders”

  2. adjective

    traveling from place to place to work

    “itinerant labor”

Say it in a sentence

“An itinerant took the fruit-picking work every August.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
aɪlong itt×2ɪshort inn×2ɚschwa×2

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Questions

“itinerant”, answered

How do you pronounce “itinerant”?

“itinerant” is pronounced /aɪˈtɪnɚənt/ (y-TI-nuh-uhnt) in American English and /aɪtɪnəɹənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “in”. Build it as it-IN-er-ant, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “itinerant” have?

4: it · in · er · ant. The beat lands on the second, “in”.

Is “itinerant” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /aɪˈtɪnɚənt/ (y-TI-nuh-uhnt); British English says /aɪtɪnəɹənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “itinerant” mean?

As a noun: a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment For example: “itinerant traders” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “itinerant”?

Stress the second syllable: it-IN-er-ant. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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