How To Pronounce Ate
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In British English, ate is pronounced /et/ or /eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [et̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /eɪt/.
Ate has one 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
Ate has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Ate
Questions About Ate
How do you pronounce ate in British English?
In British English, ate is pronounced /et/ or /eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [et̚].
How do you pronounce ate in American English?
In American English, ate is pronounced /eɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce ate the same way?
No. British English has /et/ and American English has /eɪt/.
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