How To Pronounce Convict

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

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

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

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.