How to pronounce “barbiturate”
Say “barbiturate” in 4 beats
barbiturate
/bɑɹˈbɪtʃɚət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɑːbɪtʃʊəɹət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- bɑɹbɑɹ
- bɪbɪstress
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- ətət
- IPA (American)
- /bɑɹˈbɪtʃɚət/
- IPA (British)
- /bɑːbɪtʃʊəɹət/
- Respelling
- bahr-BI-chuh-uht
- Syllables
- 4 — bɑɹ-BꞮ-tʃɚ-ət
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: bɑɹ-BꞮ-tʃɚ-ət. “bɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/bɑɹˈbɪtʃɚət/
/bɑːbɪtʃʊəɹət/
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What “barbiturate” means
- noun
organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
Say it in a sentence
“The drug is a barbiturate and is rarely prescribed now.”“barbiturate”, answered
How do you pronounce “barbiturate”?
“barbiturate” is pronounced /bɑɹˈbɪtʃɚət/ (bahr-BI-chuh-uht) in American English and /bɑːbɪtʃʊəɹət/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “bɪ”. Build it as bɑɹ-BꞮ-tʃɚ-ət, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “barbiturate” have?
4: bɑɹ · bɪ · tʃɚ · ət. The beat lands on the second, “bɪ”.
Is “barbiturate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /bɑɹˈbɪtʃɚət/ (bahr-BI-chuh-uht); British English says /bɑːbɪtʃʊəɹət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “barbiturate” mean?
As a noun: organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal For example: “The drug is a barbiturate and is rarely prescribed now.”
Where is the stress in “barbiturate”?
Stress the second syllable: bɑɹ-BꞮ-tʃɚ-ət. “bɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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