How To Pronounce Incorporate
incorporate
In British English, incorporate is pronounced /ɪnˈkɔː.pər.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰʷɔːʴ.pər.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈkɔːr.pɚ.eɪt/.
Incorporate has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Incorporate 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 Incorporate
How do you pronounce incorporate in British English?
In British English, incorporate is pronounced /ɪnˈkɔː.pər.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈkʰʷɔːʴ.pər.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce incorporate in American English?
In American English, incorporate is pronounced /ɪnˈkɔːr.pɚ.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in incorporate?
Incorporate has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /kɔː/ + /pər/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in incorporate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce incorporate the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈkɔː.pər.eɪt/ and American English has /ɪnˈkɔːr.pɚ.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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