How To Pronounce Initiate
initiate
In British English, initiate is pronounced /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/.
Initiate 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
Initiate 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.
Words That Rhyme With Initiate
Questions About Initiate
How do you pronounce initiate in British English?
In British English, initiate is pronounced /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce initiate in American English?
In American English, initiate is pronounced /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in initiate?
Initiate has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /nɪʃ/ + /i/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in initiate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /nɪʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce initiate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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