How To Pronounce Terrified

In British English, terrified is pronounced /ˈter.ɪ.faɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʰer.ɪ.faɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈter.ə.faɪd/.

Terrified 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.