How To Pronounce Donate

donate

Phonemic

/dəʊˈneɪt/

Phonetic

[dəʊˈneɪt̚]

Phonemic

/ˈdoʊ.neɪt/

In British English, donate is pronounced /dəʊˈneɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dəʊˈneɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdoʊ.neɪt/.

Donate has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

dəʊneɪt

Donate has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

donate + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/dəʊˈneɪts/

/ˈdoʊ.neɪts/

donate + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/dəʊˈneɪ.tɪd/

/ˈdoʊ.neɪ.t̯ɪd/

donate + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/dəʊˈneɪ.tɪŋ/

/ˈdoʊ.neɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Donate

Questions About Donate

How do you pronounce donate in British English?

In British English, donate is pronounced /dəʊˈneɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dəʊˈneɪt̚].

How do you pronounce donate in American English?

In American English, donate is pronounced /ˈdoʊ.neɪt/.

How many syllables are in donate?

Donate has two syllables, /dəʊ/ + /neɪt/.

Where is the stress in donate?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /neɪt/.

Do British and American English pronounce donate the same way?

No. British English has /dəʊˈneɪt/ and American English has /ˈdoʊ.neɪt/.

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