How to pronounce “recipe”
Say “recipe” in 3 beats
recipe
/ˈɹɛsəpi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɛsɪpiː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- recɹɛstress
- ipsə
- epi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɛsəpi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɛsɪpiː/
- Respelling
- RE-suh-pee
- Syllables
- 3 — REC-ip-e
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: REC-ip-e. “rec” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹɛsəpi/
/ɹɛsɪpiː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “recipe” means
- noun
directions for making something
Say it in a sentence
“This recipe has been in the family for four generations.”“recipe”, answered
How do you pronounce “recipe”?
“recipe” is pronounced /ˈɹɛsəpi/ (RE-suh-pee) in American English and /ɹɛsɪpiː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “rec”. Build it as REC-ip-e, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “recipe” have?
3: rec · ip · e. The beat lands on the first, “rec”.
Is “recipe” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛsəpi/ (RE-suh-pee); British English says /ɹɛsɪpiː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “recipe” mean?
As a noun: directions for making something For example: “This recipe has been in the family for four generations.”
Where is the stress in “recipe”?
Stress the first syllable: REC-ip-e. “rec” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “recipe” 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.