How To Pronounce Immediate
immediate
In British English, immediate is pronounced /ɪˈmiː.di.ət/ or /ɪˈmiː.di.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈmiː.di.ət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈmiː.di.ət/.
Immediate 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
Immediate 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 Immediate
How do you pronounce immediate in British English?
In British English, immediate is pronounced /ɪˈmiː.di.ət/ or /ɪˈmiː.di.ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈmiː.di.ət̚].
How do you pronounce immediate in American English?
In American English, immediate is pronounced /ɪˈmiː.di.ət/.
How many syllables are in immediate?
Immediate has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /miː/ + /di/ + /ət/.
Where is the stress in immediate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /miː/.
Do British and American English pronounce immediate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈmiː.di.ət/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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