How To Pronounce Irradiate

irradiate

Phonemic

/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/

Phonetic

[ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt̚]

Phonemic

/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/

In British English, irradiate is pronounced /ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/.

Irradiate 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

ɪreɪdieɪt

Irradiate 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.

irradiate + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪts/

irradiate + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪ.tɪd/

/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪ.t̯ɪd/

irradiate + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪ.tɪŋ/

/ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Irradiate

radiate

Questions About Irradiate

How do you pronounce irradiate in British English?

In British English, irradiate is pronounced /ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt̚].

How do you pronounce irradiate in American English?

In American English, irradiate is pronounced /ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/.

How many syllables are in irradiate?

Irradiate has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /reɪ/ + /di/ + /eɪt/.

Where is the stress in irradiate?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /reɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce irradiate the same way?

Yes. Both are /ɪˈreɪ.di.eɪt/.

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