How do you pronounce "syntactic"?

In American English: /TODO/ (S IH2 N T-AE1 K T-IH0 K). In British English: /sˈɪntˌæktɪk/ (S-int-akt). In Australian English: /sɪntˈaktɪk/ (sint-AKT).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /TODO/ (S IH2 N T-AE1 K T-IH0 K), while in British English it's /sˈɪntˌæktɪk/ (S-int-akt).

/TODO/

S IH2 N T-AE1 K T-IH0 K

S IH2 N Tsyn·AE1 K Ttac·IH0 Ktic

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Last updated: 2026-02-14