How To Pronounce Mediate
mediate
In British English, mediate is pronounced /ˈmiː.di.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmiː.di.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmiː.di.eɪt/.
Mediate 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
Mediate 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 Mediate
How do you pronounce mediate in British English?
In British English, mediate is pronounced /ˈmiː.di.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmiː.di.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce mediate in American English?
In American English, mediate is pronounced /ˈmiː.di.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in mediate?
Mediate has three syllables, /miː/ + /di/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in mediate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /miː/.
Do British and American English pronounce mediate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈmiː.di.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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