How To Pronounce Extract

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

Noun. It is /ˈek.strækt/ in British English and /ˈek.strækt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “an extract”.

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

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.