How To Pronounce Immolate

immolate

UK
Phonemic
/ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/
Phonetic
[ˈɪ̃m.ə.leɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/

In British English, immolate is pronounced /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃m.ə.leɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/.

Immolate 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

ɪməleɪt

Immolate 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.

immolate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˈɪm.ə.leɪts/
US
/ˈɪm.ə.leɪts/
immolate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɪm.ə.leɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈɪm.ə.leɪ.t̯ɪd/
immolate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɪm.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɪm.ə.leɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Questions About Immolate

How do you pronounce immolate in British English?

In British English, immolate is pronounced /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃m.ə.leɪt̚].

How do you pronounce immolate in American English?

In American English, immolate is pronounced /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/.

How many syllables are in immolate?

Immolate has three syllables, /ɪm/ + /ə/ + /leɪt/.

Where is the stress in immolate?

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

Do British and American English pronounce immolate the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/.

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