How To Pronounce Coordinate

coordinate

stress changes
Noun
UK
Phonemic
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nət/or/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/
Phonetic
[kəʊˈɔːʴ.dɪ.nət̚]
US
Phonemic
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.ət/
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/
Phonetic
[kəʊˈɔːʴ.dɪ.neɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪt/

Coordinate has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Noun. It is /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nət/ or /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/ in British English and /koʊˈɔːr.dən.ət/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.

Verb. It is /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/ in British English and /koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.

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 (Noun)

kəʊɔːdɪnət

Coordinate 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.

coordinate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nəts/or/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪts/
US
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.əts/

Syllables And Stress (Verb)

kəʊɔːdɪneɪt

Coordinate 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.

coordinate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪts/
US
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪts/
coordinate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪ.tɪd/
US
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪ.t̯ɪd/
coordinate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Coordinate

Questions About Coordinate

How do you pronounce coordinate in British English?

Noun, /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nət/ or /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/. Verb, /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/.

How do you pronounce coordinate in American English?

Noun, /koʊˈɔːr.dən.ət/. Verb, /koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪt/.

How many syllables are in coordinate?

Coordinate has four syllables, /kəʊ/ + /ɔː/ + /dɪ/ + /nət/.

Where is the stress in coordinate?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɔː/.

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