How To Pronounce Emanate

emanate

UK
Phonemic
/ˈem.ə.neɪt/
Phonetic
[ˈẽm.ə.neɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈem.ə.neɪt/

In British English, emanate is pronounced /ˈem.ə.neɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.ə.neɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈem.ə.neɪt/.

Emanate 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

eməneɪt

Emanate 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.

emanate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˈem.ə.neɪts/
US
/ˈem.ə.neɪts/
emanate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈem.ə.neɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈem.ə.neɪ.t̯ɪd/
emanate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈem.ə.neɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈem.ə.neɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Questions About Emanate

How do you pronounce emanate in British English?

In British English, emanate is pronounced /ˈem.ə.neɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.ə.neɪt̚].

How do you pronounce emanate in American English?

In American English, emanate is pronounced /ˈem.ə.neɪt/.

How many syllables are in emanate?

Emanate has three syllables, /em/ + /ə/ + /neɪt/.

Where is the stress in emanate?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /em/.

Do British and American English pronounce emanate the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈem.ə.neɪt/.

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