How To Pronounce Interrogate
interrogate
In British English, interrogate is pronounced /ɪnˈter.ə.ɡeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈtʰer.ə.ɡeɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈter.ə.ɡeɪt/.
Interrogate 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
Interrogate 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 Interrogate
How do you pronounce interrogate in British English?
In British English, interrogate is pronounced /ɪnˈter.ə.ɡeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈtʰer.ə.ɡeɪt̚].
How do you pronounce interrogate in American English?
In American English, interrogate is pronounced /ɪnˈter.ə.ɡeɪt/.
How many syllables are in interrogate?
Interrogate has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /ter/ + /ə/ + /ɡeɪt/.
Where is the stress in interrogate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ter/.
Do British and American English pronounce interrogate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈter.ə.ɡeɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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