How To Pronounce Decorate
decorate
In British English, decorate is pronounced /ˈdek.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdek.ə.reɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdek.ə.reɪt/.
Decorate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Decorate 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 Decorate
How do you pronounce decorate in British English?
In British English, decorate is pronounced /ˈdek.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdek.ə.reɪt̚].
How do you pronounce decorate in American English?
In American English, decorate is pronounced /ˈdek.ə.reɪt/.
How many syllables are in decorate?
Decorate has three syllables, /dek/ + /ə/ + /reɪt/.
Where is the stress in decorate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /dek/.
Do British and American English pronounce decorate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdek.ə.reɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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