How To Pronounce Interrupt

In British English, interrupt is pronounced /ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.təˈrʌpt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɪn.t̯əˈrʌpt/.

Interrupt 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.