How To Pronounce Panasonic

In British English, Panasonic is pronounced /ˌpæn.əˈsɒn.ɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌpæ̃n.əˈsʷɒ̃n.ɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌpæn.əˈsɑːn.ɪk/.

Panasonic has four 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.