How To Pronounce Ultimate

In British English, ultimate is pronounced /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət/ or /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʌɫ.tɪ.mət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈʌl.tə.mət/.

Ultimate 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.