How To Pronounce Conflict

The stress in conflict moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ in British English and /ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a conflict”.

Verb. It is /kənˈflɪkt/ in British English and /kənˈflɪkt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to conflict”.

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.