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The two variant pronunciations of the word increase are [in-KREES] (/ɪnˈkris/ in IPA) or [IN-krees] (/ˈɪnkris/ in IPA), which means you can accent either syllable in the word increase.

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Q: What syllable is the accent placed in increase?
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