How to pronounce “amalgamate”
Say “amalgamate” in 4 beats
amalgamate
/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐmalɡɐmeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- əə
- mælmælstress
- ɡəɡə
- meɪtmeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐmalɡɐmeɪt/
- Respelling
- uh-MAL-guh-mayt
- Syllables
- 4 — ə-MÆL-ɡə-meɪt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ə-MÆL-ɡə-meɪt. “mæl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
/ɐmalɡɐmeɪt/
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What “amalgamate” means
- verb
to bring or combine together or with something else
“resourcefully he mingled music and dance”
- adjective
joined together into a whole
“United Industries”
Say it in a sentence
“The two choirs decided to amalgamate after years of shared concerts.”“amalgamate”, answered
How do you pronounce “amalgamate”?
“amalgamate” is pronounced /əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/ (uh-MAL-guh-mayt) in American English and /ɐmalɡɐmeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mæl”. Build it as ə-MÆL-ɡə-meɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “amalgamate” have?
4: ə · mæl · ɡə · meɪt. The beat lands on the second, “mæl”.
Is “amalgamate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/ (uh-MAL-guh-mayt); British English says /ɐmalɡɐmeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “amalgamate” mean?
As a verb: to bring or combine together or with something else For example: “resourcefully he mingled music and dance” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “amalgamate”?
Stress the second syllable: ə-MÆL-ɡə-meɪt. “mæl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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