How To Pronounce Illustrate
illustrate
In British English, illustrate is pronounced /ˈɪl.ə.streɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪl.ə.str̥eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɪl.ə.streɪt/.
Illustrate 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
Illustrate 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 Illustrate
How do you pronounce illustrate in British English?
In British English, illustrate is pronounced /ˈɪl.ə.streɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪl.ə.str̥eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce illustrate in American English?
In American English, illustrate is pronounced /ˈɪl.ə.streɪt/.
How many syllables are in illustrate?
Illustrate has three syllables, /ɪl/ + /ə/ + /streɪt/.
Where is the stress in illustrate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce illustrate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɪl.ə.streɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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