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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “administrate”

“administrate” is pronounced /ædˈmɪnɪˌstɹeɪt/ (ad-MI-ni-strayt) in American English and /ɐdmɪnɪstɹeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mɪ”.
The sound

Say “administrate” in 4 beats

Say it like this

administrate

/ædˈmɪnɪˌstɹeɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐdmɪnɪstɹeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. ædæd
  2. mɪmɪstress
  3. nɪnɪ
  4. stɹeɪtstɹeɪt
IPA (American)
/ædˈmɪnɪˌstɹeɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɐdmɪnɪstɹeɪt/
Respelling
ad-MI-ni-strayt
Syllables
4 — æd-MꞮ-nɪ-stɹeɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: æd-MꞮ-nɪ-stɹeɪt. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ædˈmɪnɪˌstɹeɪt/

British

/ɐdmɪnɪstɹeɪt/

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Meaning

What “administrate” means

  1. verb

    work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

    “administer a program”

Say it in a sentence

“Someone has to administrate the fund once the trustees step down.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
æshort addmmɪshort i×2nnsstt×2ɹreɪlong a

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Questions

“administrate”, answered

How do you pronounce “administrate”?

“administrate” is pronounced /ædˈmɪnɪˌstɹeɪt/ (ad-MI-ni-strayt) in American English and /ɐdmɪnɪstɹeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mɪ”. Build it as æd-MꞮ-nɪ-stɹeɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “administrate” have?

4: æd · mɪ · nɪ · stɹeɪt. The beat lands on the second, “mɪ”.

Is “administrate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ædˈmɪnɪˌstɹeɪt/ (ad-MI-ni-strayt); British English says /ɐdmɪnɪstɹeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “administrate” mean?

As a verb: work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of For example: “administer a program”

Where is the stress in “administrate”?

Stress the second syllable: æd-MꞮ-nɪ-stɹeɪt. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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