How do you pronounce "encyclopedic"?

In American English: /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdɪk/ (in-seyekl-uh-PEED-ik). In British English: /ɛnsˌaɪkləʊpˈiːdɪk/ (ehns-eyekl-ohp-EED-ik). In Canadian English: /ɪnˌsʌɪkləˈpiːdɪk/ (in-suh-ikl-uh-PEED-ik). In Australian English: /ɛnsˌaɪkləʊpˈiːdɪk/ (ehns-eyekl-ohp-EED-ik).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdɪk/ (in-seyekl-uh-PEED-ik), while in British English it's /ɛnsˌaɪkləʊpˈiːdɪk/ (ehns-eyekl-ohp-EED-ik).

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/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdɪk/

in-seyekl-uh-PEED-ik

Syllable Breakdown

ɪnen·saɪklcy·əclo·piːdpe·ɪkdic

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