How To Pronounce Exonerate
exonerate
In British English, exonerate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɒn.ər.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˈzʷɒ̃n.ər.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɑː.nə.reɪt/.
Exonerate has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Exonerate 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 Exonerate
How do you pronounce exonerate in British English?
In British English, exonerate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɒn.ər.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪɡˈzʷɒ̃n.ər.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce exonerate in American English?
In American English, exonerate is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɑː.nə.reɪt/.
How many syllables are in exonerate?
Exonerate has four syllables, /ɪɡ/ + /zɒn/ + /ər/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in exonerate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /zɒn/.
Do British and American English pronounce exonerate the same way?
No. British English has /ɪɡˈzɒn.ər.eɪt/ and American English has /ɪɡˈzɑː.nə.reɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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