How To Pronounce Rejuvenate

rejuvenate

UK
Phonemic
/rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪt/
Phonetic
[rɪˈdʒʷuː.və.neɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪt/

In British English, rejuvenate is pronounced /rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈdʒʷuː.və.neɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪt/.

Rejuvenate 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

rɪdʒuːvəneɪt

Rejuvenate 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.

rejuvenate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪts/
US
/rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪts/
rejuvenate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪ.tɪd/
US
/rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪ.t̯ɪd/
rejuvenate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Questions About Rejuvenate

How do you pronounce rejuvenate in British English?

In British English, rejuvenate is pronounced /rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈdʒʷuː.və.neɪt̚].

How do you pronounce rejuvenate in American English?

In American English, rejuvenate is pronounced /rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪt/.

How many syllables are in rejuvenate?

Rejuvenate has four syllables, /rɪ/ + /dʒuː/ + /və/ + /neɪt/.

Where is the stress in rejuvenate?

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

Do British and American English pronounce rejuvenate the same way?

Yes. Both are /rɪˈdʒuː.və.neɪt/.

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