How To Pronounce Premeditate
premeditate
How To Say Premeditate Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, premeditate is pronounced /prɪˈmed.ə.teɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈmed.ə.teɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /prɪˈmed.ə.teɪt/.
Premeditate has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Premeditate 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.
Transcription Tips For Premeditate
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Premeditate /prɪˈmed.ə.teɪt/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Premeditate /prɪˈmed.ə.teɪt/
Questions About Premeditate
How do you say premeditate phonetically?
Premeditate sounds like pri-MED-uh-tayt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce premeditate in British English?
In British English, premeditate is pronounced /prɪˈmed.ə.teɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈmed.ə.teɪt̚].
How do you pronounce premeditate in American English?
In American English, premeditate is pronounced /prɪˈmed.ə.teɪt/.
How many syllables are in premeditate?
Premeditate has four syllables, /prɪ/ + /med/ + /ə/ + /teɪt/.
Where is the stress in premeditate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /med/.
Do British and American English pronounce premeditate the same way?
Yes. Both are /prɪˈmed.ə.teɪt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Premeditate
Premeditate has four syllables. See how premeditate divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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