How To Pronounce Sedate
sedate
In British English, sedate is pronounced /sɪˈdeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪˈdeɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɪˈdeɪt/.
Sedate has two 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
Sedate has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Sedate
Questions About Sedate
How do you pronounce sedate in British English?
In British English, sedate is pronounced /sɪˈdeɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sɪˈdeɪt̚].
How do you pronounce sedate in American English?
In American English, sedate is pronounced /sɪˈdeɪt/.
How many syllables are in sedate?
Sedate has two syllables, /sɪ/ + /deɪt/.
Where is the stress in sedate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /deɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce sedate the same way?
Yes. Both are /sɪˈdeɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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