How do you pronounce "parenthetically"?

In American English: /pɝɛnˈθɛtɪkəli/ (pur-ehn-THEHT-ik-uhl-ee). In British English: /pəɹənθˈɛtɪkli/ (puhr-uhnth-EHT-ikl-ee). In Canadian English: /pɝɛnˈθɛtɪkəli/ (pur-ehn-THEHT-ik-uhl-ee). In Australian English: /pəɹənθˈɛtɪkli/ (puhr-uhnth-EHT-ikl-ee).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /pɝɛnˈθɛtɪkəli/ (pur-ehn-THEHT-ik-uhl-ee), while in British English it's /pəɹənθˈɛtɪkli/ (puhr-uhnth-EHT-ikl-ee).

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/pɝɛnˈθɛtɪkəli/

pur-ehn-THEHT-ik-uhl-ee

Syllable Breakdown

pɝpar·ɛnen·θɛtthet·ɪki·əlcal·ily

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