How To Pronounce Alleviate
alleviate
In British English, alleviate is pronounced /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈliː.vi.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/.
Alleviate has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
Alleviate 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.
Words That Rhyme With Alleviate
Questions About Alleviate
How do you pronounce alleviate in British English?
In British English, alleviate is pronounced /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈliː.vi.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce alleviate in American English?
In American English, alleviate is pronounced /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in alleviate?
Alleviate has four syllables, /ə/ + /liː/ + /vi/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in alleviate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /liː/.
Do British and American English pronounce alleviate the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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