How To Pronounce Retaliate
retaliate
In British English, retaliate is pronounced /rɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈtʰæl.i.eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/.
Retaliate 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
Retaliate 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 Retaliate
How do you pronounce retaliate in British English?
In British English, retaliate is pronounced /rɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈtʰæl.i.eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce retaliate in American English?
In American English, retaliate is pronounced /rɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/.
How many syllables are in retaliate?
Retaliate has four syllables, /rɪ/ + /tæl/ + /i/ + /eɪt/.
Where is the stress in retaliate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tæl/.
Do British and American English pronounce retaliate the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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