How do you pronounce "suspected"?

In American English: /səˈspɛktəd/ (suh-SPEHKT-uhd). In British English: /səspˈɛktɪd/ (suhsp-EHKT-id). In Canadian English: /səˈspɛktəd/ (suh-SPEHKT-uhd). In Australian English: /səspˈɛktɪd/ (suhsp-EHKT-id).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /səˈspɛktəd/ (suh-SPEHKT-uhd), while in British English it's /səspˈɛktɪd/ (suhsp-EHKT-id).

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suspected

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/səˈspɛktəd/

suh-SPEHKT-uhd

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səsus·spɛktpect·əded

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