How To Pronounce Celebrate
celebrate
In British English, celebrate is pronounced /ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsel.ə.breɪt/.
Celebrate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Celebrate has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Celebrate
How do you pronounce celebrate in British English?
In British English, celebrate is pronounced /ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt̚].
How do you pronounce celebrate in American English?
In American English, celebrate is pronounced /ˈsel.ə.breɪt/.
How many syllables are in celebrate?
Celebrate has three syllables, /sel/ + /ɪ/ + /breɪt/.
Where is the stress in celebrate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sel/.
Do British and American English pronounce celebrate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/ and American English has /ˈsel.ə.breɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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