How To Pronounce Eliminate
eliminate
In British English, eliminate is pronounced /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈlɪ̃m.ɪ.neɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/.
Eliminate has four 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
Eliminate 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.
Words That Rhyme With Eliminate
Questions About Eliminate
How do you pronounce eliminate in British English?
In British English, eliminate is pronounced /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈlɪ̃m.ɪ.neɪt̚].
How do you pronounce eliminate in American English?
In American English, eliminate is pronounced /ɪˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/.
How many syllables are in eliminate?
Eliminate has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /lɪm/ + /ɪ/ + /neɪt/.
Where is the stress in eliminate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /lɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce eliminate the same way?
No. British English has /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ and American English has /ɪˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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