How To Pronounce Nitrate
nitrate
In British English, nitrate is pronounced /ˈnaɪ.treɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnaɪ.tr̥eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈnaɪ.treɪt/.
Nitrate has two 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
Nitrate has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Nitrate
How do you pronounce nitrate in British English?
In British English, nitrate is pronounced /ˈnaɪ.treɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnaɪ.tr̥eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce nitrate in American English?
In American English, nitrate is pronounced /ˈnaɪ.treɪt/.
How many syllables are in nitrate?
Nitrate has two syllables, /naɪ/ + /treɪt/.
Where is the stress in nitrate?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /naɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce nitrate the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈnaɪ.treɪt/.
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