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