How To Pronounce Mitigate
mitigate
In British English, mitigate is pronounced /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmɪt.ə.ɡeɪt/.
Mitigate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Mitigate 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 Mitigate
How do you pronounce mitigate in British English?
In British English, mitigate is pronounced /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt̚].
How do you pronounce mitigate in American English?
In American English, mitigate is pronounced /ˈmɪt.ə.ɡeɪt/.
How many syllables are in mitigate?
Mitigate has three syllables, /mɪt/ + /ɪ/ + /ɡeɪt/.
Where is the stress in mitigate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /mɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce mitigate the same way?
No. British English has /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ and American English has /ˈmɪt.ə.ɡeɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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