How To Pronounce Digest

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

Noun. It is /ˈdaɪ.dʒest/ in British English and /ˈdaɪ.dʒest/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a digest”.

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

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.