How To Pronounce Procrastinate
procrastinate
In British English, procrastinate is pronounced /prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈkr̥æs.tɪ.neɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/.
Procrastinate 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
Procrastinate 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 Procrastinate
How do you pronounce procrastinate in British English?
In British English, procrastinate is pronounced /prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈkr̥æs.tɪ.neɪt̚].
How do you pronounce procrastinate in American English?
In American English, procrastinate is pronounced /proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/.
How many syllables are in procrastinate?
Procrastinate has four syllables, /prə/ + /kræs/ + /tɪ/ + /neɪt/.
Where is the stress in procrastinate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kræs/.
Do British and American English pronounce procrastinate the same way?
No. British English has /prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/ and American English has /proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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