How To Pronounce Crater

crater

Phonemic

/ˈkreɪ.tə/

Phonetic

[ˈkr̥eɪ.təʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈkreɪ.t̯ɚ/

In British English, crater is pronounced /ˈkreɪ.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥eɪ.təʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkreɪ.t̯ɚ/.

Crater has two 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

kreɪtə

Crater has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

crater + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈkreɪ.təz/

/ˈkreɪ.t̯ɚz/

crater + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ˈkreɪ.təd/

/ˈkreɪ.t̯ɚd/

crater + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈkreɪ.tə.rɪŋ/

/ˈkreɪ.t̯ɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Crater

Questions About Crater

How do you pronounce crater in British English?

In British English, crater is pronounced /ˈkreɪ.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkr̥eɪ.təʴ].

How do you pronounce crater in American English?

In American English, crater is pronounced /ˈkreɪ.t̯ɚ/.

How many syllables are in crater?

Crater has two syllables, /kreɪ/ + /tə/.

Where is the stress in crater?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /kreɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce crater the same way?

No. British English has /ˈkreɪ.tə/ and American English has /ˈkreɪ.t̯ɚ/.

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