How To Pronounce Innate
innate
In British English, innate is pronounced /ɪˈneɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈneɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈneɪt/.
Innate has two 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
Innate has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Innate
Questions About Innate
How do you pronounce innate in British English?
In British English, innate is pronounced /ɪˈneɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈneɪt̚].
How do you pronounce innate in American English?
In American English, innate is pronounced /ɪˈneɪt/.
How many syllables are in innate?
Innate has two syllables, /ɪ/ + /neɪt/.
Where is the stress in innate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /neɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce innate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈneɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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