How To Pronounce Solitary

In British English, solitary is pronounced /ˈsɒl.ɪ.tər.i/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʷɒl.ɪ.tər.i]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsɑː.ləˌter.i/.

Solitary has four 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.