How To Pronounce Insinuate
insinuate
In British English, insinuate is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsɪ̃n.jʷu.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/.
Insinuate 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
Insinuate 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 Insinuate
How do you pronounce insinuate in British English?
In British English, insinuate is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈsɪ̃n.jʷu.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce insinuate in American English?
In American English, insinuate is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in insinuate?
Insinuate has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /sɪn/ + /ju/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in insinuate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce insinuate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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