How To Pronounce Applicant

In British English, applicant is pronounced /ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈæp.lɪ.kə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈæp.lə.kənt/.

Applicant has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.