How To Pronounce Hesitate
hesitate
In British English, hesitate is pronounced /ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhez.əˌteɪt/.
Hesitate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Hesitate 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 Hesitate
How do you pronounce hesitate in British English?
In British English, hesitate is pronounced /ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt̚].
How do you pronounce hesitate in American English?
In American English, hesitate is pronounced /ˈhez.əˌteɪt/.
How many syllables are in hesitate?
Hesitate has three syllables, /hez/ + /ɪ/ + /teɪt/.
Where is the stress in hesitate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hez/.
Do British and American English pronounce hesitate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt/ and American English has /ˈhez.əˌteɪt/.
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