English pronunciation
How to pronounce “accident”
Phonetic spelling
AK-suh-dent
IPA /ˈæksədənt/
Syllable stress
ak·suh·dent
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “accident”?
a c c i d e n t
“accident” is spelled A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T. It is pronounced AK-suh-dent, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I had an accident on the way to work this morning.
Be careful not to cause an accident while driving at night.