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title: "Ethnic Pronunciation: How to Say It in English | Speakeroo"
description: "Ethnic is pronounced /ˈɛθ.nɪk/ — EHTH-nihk. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
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# Ethnic pronunciation

/ˈɛθ.nɪk/

EHTH-nihk

Ethnic has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "ehth". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Ethnic syllables

Ethnic has 2 syllables: EHTH-nihk.

1. EHTH ɛθ
2. nihk nɪk

ETH-nik, two syllables, stress on the first. The "th" is soft as in "thin", and it runs straight into the n with no vowel between.

## Sounds to watch

### The th sound

Put the tip of your tongue lightly between your teeth and let air pass over it. Do not swap it for a t, d, s, or z sound.

### Short i versus ee

The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.

## Ethnic in a sentence

- The census asks about ethnic background in the second section.
- The market sells ethnic foods from all over the region.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- Voiceless th /θ/ replaced Place the tongue lightly between the teeth and release air without voicing.
- /t/ or /d/ used for th Keep a narrow airflow gap instead of fully blocking the air.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confused Make /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce ethnic?

Ethnic is pronounced /ˈɛθ.nɪk/, or EHTH-nihk in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "ehth".

### How many syllables are in ethnic?

2: EHTH-nihk. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use ethnic in a sentence?

The census asks about ethnic background in the second section. The market sells ethnic foods from all over the region.

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