How To Pronounce Doctorate
doctorate
How To Say Doctorate Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, doctorate is pronounced /ˈdɒk.tə.rət/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʷɒk.tə.rət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdɑːk.tə.rət/.
Doctorate 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
Doctorate 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.
Transcription Tips For Doctorate
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Doctorate /ˈdɒk.tə.rət/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Doctorate /ˈdɒk.tə.rət/
Questions About Doctorate
How do you say doctorate phonetically?
Doctorate sounds like DOK-tuh-ruht in British English and DAHK-tuh-ruht in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce doctorate in British English?
In British English, doctorate is pronounced /ˈdɒk.tə.rət/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʷɒk.tə.rət̚].
How do you pronounce doctorate in American English?
In American English, doctorate is pronounced /ˈdɑːk.tə.rət/.
How many syllables are in doctorate?
Doctorate has three syllables, /dɒk/ + /tə/ + /rət/.
Where is the stress in doctorate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /dɒk/.
Do British and American English pronounce doctorate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈdɒk.tə.rət/ and American English has /ˈdɑːk.tə.rət/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Doctorate
Doctorate has three syllables. See how doctorate divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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