How To Pronounce Cultivate
cultivate
In British English, cultivate is pronounced /ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʌɫ.tɪ.veɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkʌl.tə.veɪt/.
Cultivate has three 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
Cultivate has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Cultivate
How do you pronounce cultivate in British English?
In British English, cultivate is pronounced /ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʌɫ.tɪ.veɪt̚].
How do you pronounce cultivate in American English?
In American English, cultivate is pronounced /ˈkʌl.tə.veɪt/.
How many syllables are in cultivate?
Cultivate has three syllables, /kʌl/ + /tɪ/ + /veɪt/.
Where is the stress in cultivate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kʌl/.
Do British and American English pronounce cultivate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt/ and American English has /ˈkʌl.tə.veɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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