How To Pronounce Migrate

migrate

Phonemic

/maɪˈɡreɪt/

Phonetic

[maɪˈɡreɪt̚]

Phonemic

/ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪt/

In British English, migrate is pronounced /maɪˈɡreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [maɪˈɡreɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪt/.

Migrate has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

maɪɡreɪt

Migrate has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

migrate + -s

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

/maɪˈɡreɪts/

/ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪts/

migrate + -ed

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

/maɪˈɡreɪ.tɪd/

/ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪ.t̯ɪd/

migrate + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/maɪˈɡreɪ.tɪŋ/

/ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Migrate

Questions About Migrate

How do you pronounce migrate in British English?

In British English, migrate is pronounced /maɪˈɡreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [maɪˈɡreɪt̚].

How do you pronounce migrate in American English?

In American English, migrate is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪt/.

How many syllables are in migrate?

Migrate has two syllables, /maɪ/ + /ɡreɪt/.

Where is the stress in migrate?

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

Do British and American English pronounce migrate the same way?

No. British English has /maɪˈɡreɪt/ and American English has /ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪt/.

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