How To Pronounce Pulsate

pulsate

UK
Phonemic
/pʌlˈseɪt/
Phonetic
[pʌɫˈseɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈpʌl.seɪt/

In British English, pulsate is pronounced /pʌlˈseɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʌɫˈseɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpʌl.seɪt/.

Pulsate 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

pʌlseɪt

Pulsate 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.

pulsate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/pʌlˈseɪts/
US
/ˈpʌl.seɪts/
pulsate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/pʌlˈseɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈpʌl.seɪ.t̯ɪd/
pulsate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/pʌlˈseɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈpʌl.seɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Pulsate

Questions About Pulsate

How do you pronounce pulsate in British English?

In British English, pulsate is pronounced /pʌlˈseɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʌɫˈseɪt̚].

How do you pronounce pulsate in American English?

In American English, pulsate is pronounced /ˈpʌl.seɪt/.

How many syllables are in pulsate?

Pulsate has two syllables, /pʌl/ + /seɪt/.

Where is the stress in pulsate?

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

Do British and American English pronounce pulsate the same way?

No. British English has /pʌlˈseɪt/ and American English has /ˈpʌl.seɪt/.

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