How To Pronounce Ingrate
ingrate
In British English, ingrate is pronounced /ˈɪn.ɡreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃n.ɡreɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɪn.ɡreɪt/.
Ingrate has two 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
Ingrate has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Ingrate
How do you pronounce ingrate in British English?
In British English, ingrate is pronounced /ˈɪn.ɡreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɪ̃n.ɡreɪt̚].
How do you pronounce ingrate in American English?
In American English, ingrate is pronounced /ˈɪn.ɡreɪt/.
How many syllables are in ingrate?
Ingrate has two syllables, /ɪn/ + /ɡreɪt/.
Where is the stress in ingrate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce ingrate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈɪn.ɡreɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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