How To Pronounce Exaggerate
exaggerate
In British English, exaggerate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/.
Exaggerate 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
Exaggerate 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 Exaggerate
How do you pronounce exaggerate in British English?
In British English, exaggerate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt̚].
How do you pronounce exaggerate in American English?
In American English, exaggerate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/.
How many syllables are in exaggerate?
Exaggerate has four syllables, /ɪɡ/ + /zædʒ/ + /ə/ + /reɪt/.
Where is the stress in exaggerate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /zædʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce exaggerate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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