How To Pronounce Frequent

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

Adjective. It is /ˈfriː.kwənt/ in British English and /ˈfriː.kwənt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “frequent visits”.

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

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.