How To Pronounce Devastate
devastate
In British English, devastate is pronounced /ˈdev.ə.steɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdev.ə.steɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdev.ə.steɪt/.
Devastate 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
Devastate 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 Devastate
How do you pronounce devastate in British English?
In British English, devastate is pronounced /ˈdev.ə.steɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdev.ə.steɪt̚].
How do you pronounce devastate in American English?
In American English, devastate is pronounced /ˈdev.ə.steɪt/.
How many syllables are in devastate?
Devastate has three syllables, /dev/ + /ə/ + /steɪt/.
Where is the stress in devastate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /dev/.
Do British and American English pronounce devastate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdev.ə.steɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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