IPA Transcription of "contract" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “contract” is /ˈkɑnˌtɹækt/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈkɔntɹækt/
English (Australia)/kənˈtɹækt/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈkɒntɹækt/
English (United Kingdom)/kənˈtɹækt/

Similar Pronunciations

/kɑndɹæki/1

/kɑntæk/1

/kɑntæks/1

/kɑntækt/1

/kɑntækts/1

/kɑntæktɚ/1

/kɑntɹæktn/1

/kɑntɹækts/2

/kɑntɹæktv/1

/kɑntɹæktəd/1

Derivations

Similar Words

  • contracts
    /kənˈtɹækts//ˈkɑnˌtɹækts/
  • contrast
    /ˈkɑntɹæst//ˈkɑnˌtɹæst//kənˈtɹæstv//ˈkɑntɹæstn//kənˈtɹæst/
  • contact
    /ˈkɑnˌtækt//ˈkɑntækt/

Items

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  • Contract1985 Soviet animated short directed by Vladimir Tarasov
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