How To Pronounce Collaborate
collaborate
In British English, collaborate is pronounced /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/.
Collaborate 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
Collaborate 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 Collaborate
How do you pronounce collaborate in British English?
In British English, collaborate is pronounced /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt̚].
How do you pronounce collaborate in American English?
In American English, collaborate is pronounced /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/.
How many syllables are in collaborate?
Collaborate has four syllables, /kə/ + /læb/ + /ə/ + /reɪt/.
Where is the stress in collaborate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /læb/.
Do British and American English pronounce collaborate the same way?
Yes. Both are /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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