How To Pronounce Create

create

UK
Phonemic
/kriˈeɪt/
Phonetic
[kr̥iˈeɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/kriˈeɪt/

In British English, create is pronounced /kriˈeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥iˈeɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kriˈeɪt/.

Create has two 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

krieɪt

Create has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

create + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kriˈeɪts/
US
/kriˈeɪts/
create + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/kriˈeɪ.tɪd/
US
/kriˈeɪ.t̯ɪd/
create + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/kriˈeɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/kriˈeɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Create

Questions About Create

How do you pronounce create in British English?

In British English, create is pronounced /kriˈeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥iˈeɪt̚].

How do you pronounce create in American English?

In American English, create is pronounced /kriˈeɪt/.

How many syllables are in create?

Create has two syllables, /kri/ + /eɪt/.

Where is the stress in create?

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

Do British and American English pronounce create the same way?

Yes. Both are /kriˈeɪt/.

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