How To Pronounce Anticipate
anticipate
In British English, anticipate is pronounced /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æ̃nˈtʰɪs.ɪ.peɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/.
Anticipate 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
Anticipate 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 Anticipate
Questions About Anticipate
How do you pronounce anticipate in British English?
In British English, anticipate is pronounced /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [æ̃nˈtʰɪs.ɪ.peɪt̚].
How do you pronounce anticipate in American English?
In American English, anticipate is pronounced /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/.
How many syllables are in anticipate?
Anticipate has four syllables, /æn/ + /tɪs/ + /ɪ/ + /peɪt/.
Where is the stress in anticipate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce anticipate the same way?
No. British English has /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ and American English has /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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