How To Pronounce Renovate

renovate

Phonemic

/ˈren.ə.veɪt/

Phonetic

[ˈrẽn.ə.veɪt̚]

Phonemic

/ˈren.ə.veɪt/

In British English, renovate is pronounced /ˈren.ə.veɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrẽn.ə.veɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈren.ə.veɪt/.

Renovate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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

renəveɪt

Renovate has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.

renovate + -s

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

/ˈren.ə.veɪts/

renovate + -ed

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

/ˈren.ə.veɪ.tɪd/

/ˈren.ə.veɪ.t̯ɪd/

renovate + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈren.ə.veɪ.tɪŋ/

/ˈren.ə.veɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Questions About Renovate

How do you pronounce renovate in British English?

In British English, renovate is pronounced /ˈren.ə.veɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈrẽn.ə.veɪt̚].

How do you pronounce renovate in American English?

In American English, renovate is pronounced /ˈren.ə.veɪt/.

How many syllables are in renovate?

Renovate has three syllables, /ren/ + /ə/ + /veɪt/.

Where is the stress in renovate?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /ren/.

Do British and American English pronounce renovate the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈren.ə.veɪt/.

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