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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “itinerary”

“itinerary” is pronounced /aɪˈtɪnɚˌɛɹi/ (y-TI-nuh-e-ree) in American English and /aɪtɪnəɹəɹi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “in”.
The sound

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Say it like this

itinerary

/aɪˈtɪnɚˌɛɹi/

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

5 beats
  1. itaɪ
  2. intɪstress
  3. ernɚ
  4. arɛ
  5. yɹi
IPA (American)
/aɪˈtɪnɚˌɛɹi/
IPA (British)
/aɪtɪnəɹəɹi/
Respelling
y-TI-nuh-e-ree
Syllables
5 — it-IN-er-ar-y
Stress
Stress the second syllable: it-IN-er-ar-y. “in” 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

/aɪˈtɪnɚˌɛɹi/

British

/aɪtɪnəɹəɹi/

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Meaning

What “itinerary” means

  1. noun

    an established line of travel or access

  2. noun

    a guidebook for travelers

  3. noun

    a proposed route of travel

Say it in a sentence

“Our itinerary changed three times before we finally left.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
aɪlong ittɪshort innɚschwaɛshort eɹrilong e

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Questions

“itinerary”, answered

How do you pronounce “itinerary”?

“itinerary” is pronounced /aɪˈtɪnɚˌɛɹi/ (y-TI-nuh-e-ree) in American English and /aɪtɪnəɹəɹi/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “in”. Build it as it-IN-er-ar-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “itinerary” have?

5: it · in · er · ar · y. The beat lands on the second, “in”.

Is “itinerary” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /aɪˈtɪnɚˌɛɹi/ (y-TI-nuh-e-ree); British English says /aɪtɪnəɹəɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “itinerary” mean?

As a noun: an established line of travel or access For example: “Our itinerary changed three times before we finally left.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “itinerary”?

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

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