How To Pronounce Suspect

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

Noun. It is /ˈsʌs.pekt/ in British English and /ˈsʌs.pekt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a suspect”.

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

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.