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How to pronounce feedstock

Say it like FEED-stok. Feedstock has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FEED).

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US American/ˈfidˌstɑk/FEED-stok
UK British/ˈfiːdˌstɒk/FEED-stok
  • FEED
  • stok
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Feedstock pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. FEEDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  2. stokGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of feedstock

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: FEED-stok.

What does feedstock mean?

noun
  1. Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.“Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise.”

Where does feedstock come from?

From feed + stock.

Questions about saying feedstock

How do you pronounce feedstock?

Say FEED-stok. The American pronunciation is /ˈfidˌstɑk/. In British English it is /ˈfiːdˌstɒk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in feedstock?

Feedstock has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FEED). Broken into parts: FEED · stok.

Is feedstock pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈfiːdˌstɒk/ (FEED-stok).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).