How to Pronounce “recent

word

/ˈɹisənt/
REE-suhnt
/ɹˈiːsənt/
REE-suhnt

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɹisənt/

British English

/ɹˈiːsənt/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

REE-suhnt

UK

REE-suhnt

Listen in Context

I read a recent article about sleep.

Her recent trip to Japan was amazing.

We talked about recent changes at work.

Given recent events, I think we should wait a bit.