How To Pronounce Reevaluate

reevaluate

UK
Phonemic
/ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/
Phonetic
[ˌriː.ɪˈvælʷ.u.eɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/

How To Say Reevaluate Phonetically

UKree-i-VAL-oo-ayt

Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.

In British English, reevaluate is pronounced /ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌriː.ɪˈvælʷ.u.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/.

Reevaluate has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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

riːɪvælueɪt

Reevaluate has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.

Transcription Tips For Reevaluate

  1. 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. Reevaluate /ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/

  2. 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. Reevaluate /ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/

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Questions About Reevaluate

How do you say reevaluate phonetically?

Reevaluate sounds like ree-i-VAL-oo-ayt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce reevaluate in British English?

In British English, reevaluate is pronounced /ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌriː.ɪˈvælʷ.u.eɪt̚].

How do you pronounce reevaluate in American English?

In American English, reevaluate is pronounced /ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/.

How many syllables are in reevaluate?

Reevaluate has five syllables, /riː/ + /ɪ/ + /væl/ + /u/ + /eɪt/.

Where is the stress in reevaluate?

The main stress is on the third syllable, /væl/.

Do British and American English pronounce reevaluate the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˌriː.ɪˈvæl.u.eɪt/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Reevaluate

Reevaluate has five syllables. See how reevaluate divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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