IPA Transcription of "spotlight" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “spotlight” is /ˈspɑtˌlaɪt/.

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spotlight

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈspɔtlɑet/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈspɒtlaɪt/

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