How To Pronounce Accommodate
accommodate
In British English, accommodate is pronounced /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkʰʷɒ̃m.ə.deɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈkɑːm.ə.deɪt/.
Accommodate has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Accommodate has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Accommodate
How do you pronounce accommodate in British English?
In British English, accommodate is pronounced /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈkʰʷɒ̃m.ə.deɪt̚].
How do you pronounce accommodate in American English?
In American English, accommodate is pronounced /əˈkɑːm.ə.deɪt/.
How many syllables are in accommodate?
Accommodate has four syllables, /ə/ + /kɒm/ + /ə/ + /deɪt/.
Where is the stress in accommodate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kɒm/.
Do British and American English pronounce accommodate the same way?
No. British English has /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/ and American English has /əˈkɑːm.ə.deɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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