How To Pronounce Appropriate
appropriate
stress changesAppropriate has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Adjective. It is /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ or /əˈprəʊ.pri.ɪt/ in British English and /əˈproʊ.pri.ət/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Verb. It is /əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/ in British English and /əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
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 (Adjective)
Appropriate 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.
Syllables And Stress (Verb)
Appropriate 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 Appropriate
How do you pronounce appropriate in British English?
Adjective, /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ or /əˈprəʊ.pri.ɪt/. Verb, /əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/.
How do you pronounce appropriate in American English?
Adjective, /əˈproʊ.pri.ət/. Verb, /əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in appropriate?
Appropriate has four syllables, /ə/ + /prəʊ/ + /pri/ + /ət/.
Where is the stress in appropriate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /prəʊ/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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