How To Pronounce Deliberate
deliberate
stress changesDeliberate has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Adjective. It is /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət/ or /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ɪt/ in British English and /dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
Verb. It is /dɪˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/ in British English and /dɪˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable.
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 (Adjective)
Deliberate has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Syllables And Stress (Verb)
Deliberate has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Deliberate
How do you pronounce deliberate in British English?
Adjective, /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət/ or /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ɪt/. Verb, /dɪˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/.
How do you pronounce deliberate in American English?
Adjective, /dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/. Verb, /dɪˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/.
How many syllables are in deliberate?
Deliberate has four syllables, /dɪ/ + /lɪb/ + /ər/ + /ət/.
Where is the stress in deliberate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /lɪb/.
More Words Where The Stress Changes
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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