How do you pronounce "incompetence"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətəns/ (in-KAHMP-uht-uhns). In British English: /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ (ingk-OMP-it-uhns). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətəns/ (in-KAHMP-uht-uhns). In Australian English: /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ (ingk-OMP-it-uhns).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətəns/ (in-KAHMP-uht-uhns), while in British English it's /ɪŋkˈɒmpɪtəns/ (ingk-OMP-it-uhns).

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incompetence

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/ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətəns/

in-KAHMP-uht-uhns

Syllable Breakdown

ɪnin·kɑːmpcom·ətpe·ənstence

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