How To Pronounce Frantic

In British English, frantic is pronounced /ˈfræn.tɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfr̥æ̃n.tɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfræn.t̯ɪk/.

Frantic has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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.