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How to pronounce “participant”

“participant” is pronounced /pɑɹˈtɪsəpənt/ (pahr-TI-suh-puhnt) in American English and /pɑːtɪsɪpənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tic”.
The sound

Say “participant” in 4 beats

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participant

/pɑɹˈtɪsəpənt/

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

4 beats
  1. parpɑɹ
  2. tictɪstress
  3. ipsə
  4. antpənt
IPA (American)
/pɑɹˈtɪsəpənt/
IPA (British)
/pɑːtɪsɪpənt/
Respelling
pahr-TI-suh-puhnt
Syllables
4 — par-TIC-ip-ant
Stress
Stress the second syllable: par-TIC-ip-ant. “tic” 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

/pɑɹˈtɪsəpənt/

British

/pɑːtɪsɪpənt/

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Meaning

What “participant” means

  1. noun

    someone who takes part in an activity

  2. noun

    a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

Say it in a sentence

“Each participant received a short written summary.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
pp×2ɑahɹrtt×2ɪshort issəschwa×2nn

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Questions

“participant”, answered

How do you pronounce “participant”?

“participant” is pronounced /pɑɹˈtɪsəpənt/ (pahr-TI-suh-puhnt) in American English and /pɑːtɪsɪpənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tic”. Build it as par-TIC-ip-ant, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “participant” have?

4: par · tic · ip · ant. The beat lands on the second, “tic”.

Is “participant” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɑɹˈtɪsəpənt/ (pahr-TI-suh-puhnt); British English says /pɑːtɪsɪpənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “participant” mean?

As a noun: someone who takes part in an activity For example: “Each participant received a short written summary.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “participant”?

Stress the second syllable: par-TIC-ip-ant. “tic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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