How to pronounce “recalcitrant”
Say “recalcitrant” in 4 beats
recalcitrant
/ɹɪˈkælsɪtɹənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪkalsɪtɹənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- recɹɪ
- alkælstress
- citsɪ
- ranttɹənt
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˈkælsɪtɹənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪkalsɪtɹənt/
- Respelling
- ri-KAL-si-truhnt
- Syllables
- 4 — rec-AL-cit-rant
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: rec-AL-cit-rant. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ɹɪˈkælsɪtɹənt/
/ɹɪkalsɪtɹənt/
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What “recalcitrant” means
- adjective
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
“a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness”
- adjective
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
“the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators”
Say it in a sentence
“The recalcitrant gate has to be lifted and then shoved.”“recalcitrant”, answered
How do you pronounce “recalcitrant”?
“recalcitrant” is pronounced /ɹɪˈkælsɪtɹənt/ (ri-KAL-si-truhnt) in American English and /ɹɪkalsɪtɹənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “al”. Build it as rec-AL-cit-rant, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “recalcitrant” have?
4: rec · al · cit · rant. The beat lands on the second, “al”.
Is “recalcitrant” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈkælsɪtɹənt/ (ri-KAL-si-truhnt); British English says /ɹɪkalsɪtɹənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “recalcitrant” mean?
As an adjective: stubbornly resistant to authority or control For example: “a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “recalcitrant”?
Stress the second syllable: rec-AL-cit-rant. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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