How To Pronounce Emigrate
emigrate
In British English, emigrate is pronounced /ˈem.ɪ.ɡreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.ɪ.ɡreɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈem.ə.ɡreɪt/.
Emigrate 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
Emigrate 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 Emigrate
How do you pronounce emigrate in British English?
In British English, emigrate is pronounced /ˈem.ɪ.ɡreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽm.ɪ.ɡreɪt̚].
How do you pronounce emigrate in American English?
In American English, emigrate is pronounced /ˈem.ə.ɡreɪt/.
How many syllables are in emigrate?
Emigrate has three syllables, /em/ + /ɪ/ + /ɡreɪt/.
Where is the stress in emigrate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /em/.
Do British and American English pronounce emigrate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈem.ɪ.ɡreɪt/ and American English has /ˈem.ə.ɡreɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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