How To Pronounce Escalate
escalate
In British English, escalate is pronounced /ˈes.kə.leɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈes.kə.leɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈes.kə.leɪt/.
Escalate 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
Escalate 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 Escalate
How do you pronounce escalate in British English?
In British English, escalate is pronounced /ˈes.kə.leɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈes.kə.leɪt̚].
How do you pronounce escalate in American English?
In American English, escalate is pronounced /ˈes.kə.leɪt/.
How many syllables are in escalate?
Escalate has three syllables, /es/ + /kə/ + /leɪt/.
Where is the stress in escalate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /es/.
Do British and American English pronounce escalate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈes.kə.leɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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