How do you pronounce "encounters"?

In American English: /ɪnˈkaʊntɝz/ (in-KOWNT-urz). In British English: /ɛŋkˈaʊntəz/ (ehngk-OWNT-uhz). In Canadian English: /ɪnˈkaʊntɝz/ (in-KOWNT-urz). In Australian English: /ɛŋkˈaʊntəz/ (ehngk-OWNT-uhz).

Is "encounters" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ɪnˈkaʊntɝz/ (in-KOWNT-urz), while in British English it's /ɛŋkˈaʊntəz/ (ehngk-OWNT-uhz).

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encounters

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/ɪnˈkaʊntɝz/

in-KOWNT-urz

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ɪnen·kaʊntcoun·ɝzters

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