How to Pronounce Pakistan

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The word "Pakistan" is pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable. Click the audio button above to hear the correct pronunciation.

"Pakistan" sounds like P-a-k-i-s-t-a-n. The pronunciation follows complex phonetic rules.

"Pakistan" is considered advanced difficult to pronounce. This word contains challenging sounds that require careful attention to pronunciation details.

"Pakistan" is a noun. It refers to a person, place, thing, or concept.

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Sound-by-Sound Breakdown

/p/ – voiceless bilabial plosive; lips briefly closed, then release with a small burst.
/ɑ/ – open back unrounded vowel; jaw drops, lips relaxed; in US, often /ɑ/ as in father, UK/AU may vary toward /ɒ/ in some speakers.
/ˈkɪ/ – primary stressed syllable; /k/ is a hard velar stop; /ɪ/ is a short lax vowel; keep the vowel sharp and quick, tongue high-mid.
/st/ – cluster of /s/ (alveolar fricative) + /t/ (alveolar plosive); maintain a clean release between the two; avoid a glottal stop.
/ən/ – unstressed ending; a quick schwa followed by a nasal n; avoid prolonging this syllable; keep it light.
Common substitutions: /p/ unreleased at times in rapid speech; /ɑ/ may shift toward /ɒ/ in some dialects; /ɪ/ may be reduced in connected speech; /st/ can be merged if not enunciated; final /ən/ can be graded to /n/ in casual speech.

Accent Variations

US: /pɑˈkɪstən/; rhotic-free; mid vowel quality varies by speaker; primary stress on the second syllable; final /ən/ is unstressed.
UK: /pɑːˈkɪstən/ or /pæˈkɪstən/; more rounded /ɑː/; crisper /t/ release; non-rhotic after vowels; stress remains on /ˈkɪ/.
AU: /pəˈkɪstən/ or /pɑːˈkɪstən/; similar to UK, but with Australian vowel space; tendency toward flattened intonation; non-rhotic; final syllable kept light.

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