How To Pronounce Evaluate
evaluate
In British English, evaluate is pronounced /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈvæl.jʷu.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/.
Evaluate has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Evaluate 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.
Questions About Evaluate
How do you pronounce evaluate in British English?
In British English, evaluate is pronounced /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈvæl.jʷu.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce evaluate in American English?
In American English, evaluate is pronounced /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in evaluate?
Evaluate has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /væl/ + /ju/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in evaluate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /væl/.
Do British and American English pronounce evaluate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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