How To Pronounce Invite

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

Noun. It is /ˈɪn.vaɪt/ in British English and /ˈɪn.vaɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “an invite”.

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

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.