How To Pronounce Expatriate
expatriate
In British English, expatriate is pronounced /ɪkˈspeɪ.tri.ət/ or /ɪkˈspeɪ.tri.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈspeɪ.tr̥i.ət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪkˈspeɪ.tri.ət/.
Expatriate 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
Expatriate 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.
Words That Rhyme With Expatriate
Questions About Expatriate
How do you pronounce expatriate in British English?
In British English, expatriate is pronounced /ɪkˈspeɪ.tri.ət/ or /ɪkˈspeɪ.tri.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈspeɪ.tr̥i.ət̚].
How do you pronounce expatriate in American English?
In American English, expatriate is pronounced /ɪkˈspeɪ.tri.ət/.
How many syllables are in expatriate?
Expatriate has four syllables, /ɪk/ + /speɪ/ + /tri/ + /ət/.
Where is the stress in expatriate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /speɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce expatriate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪkˈspeɪ.tri.ət/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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