How To Pronounce Cooperate
cooperate
In British English, cooperate is pronounced /kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /koʊˈɑːp.ə.reɪt/.
Cooperate 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
Cooperate 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 Cooperate
Questions About Cooperate
How do you pronounce cooperate in British English?
In British English, cooperate is pronounced /kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪt̚].
How do you pronounce cooperate in American English?
In American English, cooperate is pronounced /koʊˈɑːp.ə.reɪt/.
How many syllables are in cooperate?
Cooperate has four syllables, /kəʊ/ + /ɒp/ + /ə/ + /reɪt/.
Where is the stress in cooperate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɒp/.
Do British and American English pronounce cooperate the same way?
No. British English has /kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪt/ and American English has /koʊˈɑːp.ə.reɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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