How To Pronounce Contradict

In British English, contradict is pronounced /ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪkt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkʷɒ̃n.tr̥əˈdɪkt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪkt/.

Contradict has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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.