English pronunciation · Words Starting with R

Recognize Pronunciation

Recognize is pronounced RE-kuhg-nyz, IPA /ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz/.

RE-kuhg-nyz

US /ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz/

Syllables: RE · kuhg · nyz (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

verb: To know someone or something from having seen it before, or to accept something officially.

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Recognize in a Sentence

  • I did not recognize her with the short hair.
  • Few countries recognize the new government.
  • You will recognize the tune within two bars.

Common Mispronunciations of Recognize

Not RE-kuh-nyz

The g earns a soft kuhg sound in careful speech, though a great many native speakers do drop it. Both are heard; the fuller version is safer in formal settings.

Not ri-KAHG-nyz

The beat stays at the front, on RE. It shifts inward only in the related recognition, where the ending changes the pattern.

Tip: Recognise with an s is the usual British spelling and sounds identical.

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