How To Pronounce Placate

placate

Phonemic

/pləˈkeɪt/

Phonetic

[pl̥əˈkʰeɪt̚]

Phonemic

/ˈpleɪ.keɪt/

In British English, placate is pronounced /pləˈkeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥əˈkʰeɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpleɪ.keɪt/.

Placate 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

pləkeɪt

Placate 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.

placate + -s

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

/pləˈkeɪts/

/ˈpleɪ.keɪts/

placate + -ed

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

/pləˈkeɪ.tɪd/

/ˈpleɪ.keɪ.t̯ɪd/

placate + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/pləˈkeɪ.tɪŋ/

/ˈpleɪ.keɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

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Questions About Placate

How do you pronounce placate in British English?

In British English, placate is pronounced /pləˈkeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥əˈkʰeɪt̚].

How do you pronounce placate in American English?

In American English, placate is pronounced /ˈpleɪ.keɪt/.

How many syllables are in placate?

Placate has two syllables, /plə/ + /keɪt/.

Where is the stress in placate?

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

Do British and American English pronounce placate the same way?

No. British English has /pləˈkeɪt/ and American English has /ˈpleɪ.keɪt/.

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