How To Pronounce Reiterate

reiterate

Phonemic

/riˈɪt.ə.reɪt/

Phonetic

[riˈɪt.ə.reɪt̚]

Phonemic

/riˈɪt.ə.reɪt/

In British English, reiterate is pronounced /riˈɪt.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [riˈɪt.ə.reɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /riˈɪt.ə.reɪt/.

Reiterate 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

riɪtəreɪt

Reiterate 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.

reiterate + -s

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

/riˈɪt.ə.reɪts/

reiterate + -ed

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

/riˈɪt.ə.reɪ.tɪd/

/riˈɪt.ə.reɪ.t̯ɪd/

reiterate + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/riˈɪt.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/

/riˈɪt.ə.reɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Reiterate

iterate

Questions About Reiterate

How do you pronounce reiterate in British English?

In British English, reiterate is pronounced /riˈɪt.ə.reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [riˈɪt.ə.reɪt̚].

How do you pronounce reiterate in American English?

In American English, reiterate is pronounced /riˈɪt.ə.reɪt/.

How many syllables are in reiterate?

Reiterate has four syllables, /ri/ + /ɪt/ + /ə/ + /reɪt/.

Where is the stress in reiterate?

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

Do British and American English pronounce reiterate the same way?

Yes. Both are /riˈɪt.ə.reɪt/.

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