How To Pronounce Inoculate
inoculate
In British English, inoculate is pronounced /ɪˈnɒk.jʊ.leɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnʷɒk.jʷʊ.leɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈnɑː.kjə.leɪt/.
Inoculate 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
Inoculate 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 Inoculate
How do you pronounce inoculate in British English?
In British English, inoculate is pronounced /ɪˈnɒk.jʊ.leɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈnʷɒk.jʷʊ.leɪt̚].
How do you pronounce inoculate in American English?
In American English, inoculate is pronounced /ɪˈnɑː.kjə.leɪt/.
How many syllables are in inoculate?
Inoculate has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /nɒk/ + /jʊ/ + /leɪt/.
Where is the stress in inoculate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /nɒk/.
Do British and American English pronounce inoculate the same way?
No. British English has /ɪˈnɒk.jʊ.leɪt/ and American English has /ɪˈnɑː.kjə.leɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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