How To Pronounce Isolate
isolate
In British English, isolate is pronounced /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/.
Isolate 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
Isolate 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 Isolate
How do you pronounce isolate in British English?
In British English, isolate is pronounced /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt̚].
How do you pronounce isolate in American English?
In American English, isolate is pronounced /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/.
How many syllables are in isolate?
Isolate has three syllables, /aɪ/ + /sə/ + /leɪt/.
Where is the stress in isolate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /aɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce isolate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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