How To Pronounce Relevant

In British English, relevant is pronounced /ˈrel.ɪ.vənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrel.ɪ.və̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈrel.ə.vənt/.

Relevant has three 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.