How To Pronounce Perpetuate
perpetuate
In British English, perpetuate is pronounced /pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəʴˈpʰetʃʷ.u.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɚˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/.
Perpetuate has four 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
Perpetuate has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Perpetuate
How do you pronounce perpetuate in British English?
In British English, perpetuate is pronounced /pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pəʴˈpʰetʃʷ.u.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce perpetuate in American English?
In American English, perpetuate is pronounced /pɚˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in perpetuate?
Perpetuate has four syllables, /pə/ + /petʃ/ + /u/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in perpetuate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /petʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce perpetuate the same way?
No. British English has /pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/ and American English has /pɚˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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