Scintilla

[aleCcowaN]

I've just heard in a movie the word scintilla pronounced /'sɪntɪlə/ instead of /sɪnˈtɪlə/. Is that an alternative pronunciation or the speaker didn't know the word?

[Rusty]

You provided the correct American and British English pronunciation. There's no alternative listed. The speaker probably learned it wrong.

[aleCcowaN]

Thank you, Rusty!