How to pronounce stint
Say it like STINT. Stint is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- STINT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Stint pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- STINTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of stint
American and British speakers say stint in essentially the same way: /stɪnt/ in the US and /stɪnt/ in the UK.
British respelling: STINT.
What does stint mean?
- an unbroken period of time during which you do something“there were stretches of boredom”“he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary”
- smallest American sandpiper
- an individual's prescribed share of work“her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her”
- subsist on a meager allowance“scratch and scrimp”
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities“stint with the allowance”
Where does stint come from?
From Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (attested in āstintan (“to make dull, stint, assuage”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan, from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną and Proto-Germanic *stintaną
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Words that rhyme with stint
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Questions about saying stint
How do you pronounce stint?
Say STINT. The American pronunciation is /stɪnt/. In British English it is /stɪnt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in stint?
Stint is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: STINT.
Do Americans and Brits say stint the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /stɪnt/ and the British form is /stɪnt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.