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How To Pronounce Graduate

graduate

stress changes
Noun
UK
Phonemic
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/or/ˈɡrædʒ.u.ɪt/
Phonetic
[ˈɡrædʒʷ.u.ət̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪt/
Phonetic
[ˈɡrædʒʷ.u.eɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪt/

Graduate has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.

Noun. It is /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/ or /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ɪt/ in British English and /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

Verb. It is /ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪt/ in British English and /ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable.

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 (Noun)

ɡrædʒuət

Graduate 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.

graduate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əts/or/ˈɡrædʒ.u.ɪts/
US
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əts/

Syllables And Stress (Verb)

ɡrædʒueɪt

Graduate 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.

graduate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪts/
US
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪts/
graduate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪ.t̯ɪd/
graduate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Questions About Graduate

How do you pronounce graduate in British English?

Noun, /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/ or /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ɪt/. Verb, /ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪt/.

How do you pronounce graduate in American English?

Noun, /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/. Verb, /ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪt/.

How many syllables are in graduate?

Graduate has three syllables, /ɡrædʒ/ + /u/ + /ət/.

Where is the stress in graduate?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɡrædʒ/.

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