How To Pronounce Excavate
excavate
In British English, excavate is pronounced /ˈek.skə.veɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈek.skə.veɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈek.skə.veɪt/.
Excavate 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
Excavate 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 Excavate
How do you pronounce excavate in British English?
In British English, excavate is pronounced /ˈek.skə.veɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈek.skə.veɪt̚].
How do you pronounce excavate in American English?
In American English, excavate is pronounced /ˈek.skə.veɪt/.
How many syllables are in excavate?
Excavate has three syllables, /ek/ + /skə/ + /veɪt/.
Where is the stress in excavate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ek/.
Do British and American English pronounce excavate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈek.skə.veɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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