How To Pronounce Cooperative
cooperative
How To Say Cooperative Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, cooperative is pronounced /kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪ.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪ.tɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /koʊˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɪv/.
Cooperative has five 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
Cooperative has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Cooperative
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Cooperative /kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪ.tɪv/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Cooperative /kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪ.tɪv/
Questions About Cooperative
How do you say cooperative phonetically?
Cooperative sounds like koh-OP-uh-ray-tiv in British English and koh-AH-puh-ray-tiv in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce cooperative in British English?
In British English, cooperative is pronounced /kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪ.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪ.tɪv].
How do you pronounce cooperative in American English?
In American English, cooperative is pronounced /koʊˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɪv/.
How many syllables are in cooperative?
Cooperative has five syllables, /kəʊ/ + /ɒp/ + /ə/ + /reɪ/ + /tɪv/.
Where is the stress in cooperative?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɒp/.
Do British and American English pronounce cooperative the same way?
No. British English has /kəʊˈɒp.ə.reɪ.tɪv/ and American English has /koʊˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɪv/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Cooperative
Cooperative has five syllables. See how cooperative divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOooo
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