How to pronounce eclipse

Say ih-KLIPS. The American pronunciation is /ɪˈklɪps/. In British English it is /ɪˈklɪps/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

Say it like ih-KLIPS. Eclipse has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KLIPS).

VoiceSpeed

US American/ɪˈklɪps/ih-KLIPS

UK British/ɪˈklɪps/ih-KLIPS

Eclipse pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

American and British speakers say eclipse in essentially the same way: /ɪˈklɪps/ in the US and /ɪˈklɪps/ in the UK.

British respelling: ih-KLIPS.

noun

An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.

verb

Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.“The Moon eclipsed the Sun.”
To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
To undergo eclipsis.

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Say ih-KLIPS. The American pronunciation is /ɪˈklɪps/. In British English it is /ɪˈklɪps/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

Eclipse has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KLIPS). Broken into parts: ih · KLIPS.

Almost exactly. The American form is /ɪˈklɪps/ and the British form is /ɪˈklɪps/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.