How to pronounce “aggregate”
Say “aggregate” in 3 beats
aggregate
/ˈæɡɹəɡət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /aɡɹɪɡeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ææstress
- ɡɹəɡɹə
- ɡətɡət
- IPA (American)
- /ˈæɡɹəɡət/
- IPA (British)
- /aɡɹɪɡeɪt/
- Also accepted
- /ˈæɡɹəɡɪt/
- Also accepted
- /ˈæɡɹəɡeɪt/
- Respelling
- A-gruh-guht
- Syllables
- 3 — Æ-ɡɹə-ɡət
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Æ-ɡɹə-ɡət. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈæɡɹəɡət/
/aɡɹɪɡeɪt/
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What “aggregate” means
- noun
the whole amount
- noun
material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
- noun
a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Say it in a sentence
“In aggregate, the three shops made less than they did last year.”“aggregate”, answered
How do you pronounce “aggregate”?
“aggregate” is pronounced /ˈæɡɹəɡət/ (A-gruh-guht) in American English and /aɡɹɪɡeɪt/ in British English, and /ˈæɡɹəɡɪt/ and /ˈæɡɹəɡeɪt/ are also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as Æ-ɡɹə-ɡət, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “aggregate” have?
3: æ · ɡɹə · ɡət. The beat lands on the first, “æ”.
Is “aggregate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈæɡɹəɡət/ (A-gruh-guht); British English says /aɡɹɪɡeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “aggregate” mean?
As a noun: the whole amount For example: “In aggregate, the three shops made less than they did last year.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “aggregate”?
Stress the first syllable: Æ-ɡɹə-ɡət. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “aggregate” and see every sound
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