How To Pronounce Dehydrate
dehydrate
In British English, dehydrate is pronounced /ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /diːˈhaɪ.dreɪt/.
Dehydrate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Dehydrate has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Dehydrate
Questions About Dehydrate
How do you pronounce dehydrate in British English?
In British English, dehydrate is pronounced /ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪt̚].
How do you pronounce dehydrate in American English?
In American English, dehydrate is pronounced /diːˈhaɪ.dreɪt/.
How many syllables are in dehydrate?
Dehydrate has three syllables, /diː/ + /haɪ/ + /dreɪt/.
Where is the stress in dehydrate?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /dreɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce dehydrate the same way?
No. British English has /ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪt/ and American English has /diːˈhaɪ.dreɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
Nearby Words
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