How to pronounce thicket
Say it like THIK-it. Thicket has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (THIK).
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- THIK
- it
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Thicket pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- THIKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
- itKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of thicket
American and British speakers say thicket in essentially the same way: /ˈθɪkɪt/ in the US and /ˈθɪkɪt/ in the UK.
British respelling: THIK-it.
What does thicket mean?
- A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
- A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract.“He had to complete a thicket of paperwork before he was allowed to join the company.”
- The collection of many small linked files created when a document is saved in HTML format by some word processors and web site creation software.
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Words that rhyme with thicket
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Questions about saying thicket
How do you pronounce thicket?
Say THIK-it. The American pronunciation is /ˈθɪkɪt/. In British English it is /ˈθɪkɪt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in thicket?
Thicket has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (THIK). Broken into parts: THIK · it.
Do Americans and Brits say thicket the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈθɪkɪt/ and the British form is /ˈθɪkɪt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.