The word "antistrophic" is spelled with a combination of Greek and English letters. The pronunciation is as follows: /æntrəstrɒfɪk/. The first syllable is "an" pronounced as in "can" or "ban". The second syllable is "tro" pronounced as in "throw". The third syllable is "stroph" pronounced with a soft "o" sound as in "go" and a hard "f" sound. The final syllable is "ic" pronounced as in "sick". "Antistrophic" means relating to a structural pattern in Greek poetry.