How To Pronounce Inaugurate
inaugurate
How To Say Inaugurate Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, inaugurate is pronounced /ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnʷɔː.ɡjə.reɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪt/.
Inaugurate 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
Inaugurate 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.
Transcription Tips For Inaugurate
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Inaugurate /ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪt/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Inaugurate /ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪt/
Questions About Inaugurate
How do you say inaugurate phonetically?
Inaugurate sounds like i-NAW-gyuh-rayt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce inaugurate in British English?
In British English, inaugurate is pronounced /ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnʷɔː.ɡjə.reɪt̚].
How do you pronounce inaugurate in American English?
In American English, inaugurate is pronounced /ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪt/.
How many syllables are in inaugurate?
Inaugurate has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /nɔː/ + /ɡjə/ + /reɪt/.
Where is the stress in inaugurate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /nɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce inaugurate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈnɔː.ɡjə.reɪt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Inaugurate
Inaugurate has four syllables. See how inaugurate divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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