How To Pronounce Vibrate
vibrate
In British English, vibrate is pronounced /vaɪˈbreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [vaɪˈbreɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.breɪt/.
Vibrate has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Vibrate 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 Vibrate
Questions About Vibrate
How do you pronounce vibrate in British English?
In British English, vibrate is pronounced /vaɪˈbreɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [vaɪˈbreɪt̚].
How do you pronounce vibrate in American English?
In American English, vibrate is pronounced /ˈvaɪ.breɪt/.
How many syllables are in vibrate?
Vibrate has two syllables, /vaɪ/ + /breɪt/.
Where is the stress in vibrate?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /breɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce vibrate the same way?
No. British English has /vaɪˈbreɪt/ and American English has /ˈvaɪ.breɪt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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