How to pronounce “accumulate”
Say “accumulate” in 4 beats
accumulate
/əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐkjuːmjʊleɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- əə
- kjukjustress
- mjəmjə
- leɪtleɪt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐkjuːmjʊleɪt/
- Respelling
- uh-KYOO-myuh-layt
- Syllables
- 4 — ə-KJU-mjə-leɪt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ə-KJU-mjə-leɪt. “kju” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/
/ɐkjuːmjʊleɪt/
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What “accumulate” means
- verb
get or gather together
“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”
- verb
collect or gather
“Journals are accumulating in my office”
Say it in a sentence
“Dust tends to accumulate behind the radiators over the winter.”“accumulate”, answered
How do you pronounce “accumulate”?
“accumulate” is pronounced /əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/ (uh-KYOO-myuh-layt) in American English and /ɐkjuːmjʊleɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “kju”. Build it as ə-KJU-mjə-leɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “accumulate” have?
4: ə · kju · mjə · leɪt. The beat lands on the second, “kju”.
Is “accumulate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/ (uh-KYOO-myuh-layt); British English says /ɐkjuːmjʊleɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “accumulate” mean?
As a verb: get or gather together For example: “I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “accumulate”?
Stress the second syllable: ə-KJU-mjə-leɪt. “kju” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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