How To Pronounce Repudiate
repudiate
In British English, repudiate is pronounced /rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈpj̥ʷuː.di.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/.
Repudiate 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
Repudiate 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.
Questions About Repudiate
How do you pronounce repudiate in British English?
In British English, repudiate is pronounced /rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈpj̥ʷuː.di.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce repudiate in American English?
In American English, repudiate is pronounced /rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in repudiate?
Repudiate has four syllables, /rɪ/ + /pjuː/ + /di/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in repudiate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce repudiate the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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