How To Pronounce Correspond

In British English, correspond is pronounced /ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒnd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkʷɒr.ɪˈspʷɒ̃nd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkɔːr.əˈspɑːnd/.

Correspond 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.