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