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How to pronounce gigantic

Gigantic is pronounced jy-GAN-tik. It has three syllables with the stress on the second, GAN. The first g is soft like j and the second is hard like the g in go. The first syllable sounds like the start of giant.

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  • 3 syllables
  • Stress on GAN
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gigantic

Three syllables, stress on the second

adjective · extremely large

  1. jydʒaɪ
  2. GANɡæn (stressed)
  3. tikt̬ɪk
  • US /ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.t̬ɪk/jy-GAN-tik Recorded voice
  • UK /ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.tɪk/jy-GAN-tik Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

Gigantic, sound by sound

Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.

US American English/ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.t̬ɪk/

  1. jy

    • /dʒ/as in jam
    • /aɪ/as in my

  2. GANstressed

    • /ɡ/as in get
    • /æ/as in cat
    • /n/as in now

  3. tik

    • /t̬/as in water (US)
    • /ɪ/as in sit
    • /k/as in cat

UK British English/ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.tɪk/

  1. jy

    • /dʒ/as in jam
    • /aɪ/as in my

  2. GANstressed

    • /ɡ/as in get
    • /æ/as in cat
    • /n/as in now

  3. tik

    • /t/as in tea
    • /ɪ/as in sit
    • /k/as in cat

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    Common gigantic pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say jy-GAN-tik.

    • Notgih-GAN-tik

      Using a hard g and a short i, as in gig. The word starts like giant: JY.

    • Notjih-GAN-tik

      Making the first i short. Use the long vowel of my: jy.

    • NotJY-gan-tik

      Stressing the first syllable, as in giant. In gigantic the stress moves to GAN.

    Gigantic in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • They built a gigantic wall around the old city.

    • A gigantic wave hit the side of the boat.

    • We shared a gigantic pizza last night.

    Why are the two g's in gigantic said differently?

    Gigantic comes from the Greek word for giant, and it starts the way giant does: JY. The i is long, the vowel in my, not the short i in big.

    The two g's follow a common English pattern. Before i, e or y, g is often soft, as in giant, ginger and gym, though get and give break the rule. Before a, o or u, it is hard, as in gap, go and gun. So the first g is j and the second is g.

    The stress has a rule too. Adjectives ending in -ic stress the syllable just before it: gi-GAN-tic, like romantic, Atlantic and specific. In American English the t can sound soft, close to a quick d.

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