How To Pronounce Desperate
desperate
In British English, desperate is pronounced /ˈdes.pər.ət/ or /ˈdes.pər.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdes.pər.ət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/.
Desperate 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
Desperate 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 Desperate
How do you pronounce desperate in British English?
In British English, desperate is pronounced /ˈdes.pər.ət/ or /ˈdes.pər.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdes.pər.ət̚].
How do you pronounce desperate in American English?
In American English, desperate is pronounced /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/.
How many syllables are in desperate?
Desperate has three syllables, /des/ + /pər/ + /ət/.
Where is the stress in desperate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /des/.
Do British and American English pronounce desperate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈdes.pər.ət/ and American English has /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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