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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “concentrate”

“concentrate” is pronounced /ˈkɑnsənˌtɹeɪt/ (KAHN-suhn-trayt) in American English and /kɒnsəntɹeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “kɑn”.
The sound

Say “concentrate” in 3 beats

Say it like this

concentrate

/ˈkɑnsənˌtɹeɪt/

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

3 beats
  1. kɑnkɑnstress
  2. sənsən
  3. tɹeɪttɹeɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈkɑnsənˌtɹeɪt/
IPA (British)
/kɒnsəntɹeɪt/
Respelling
KAHN-suhn-trayt
Syllables
3 — KⱭN-sən-tɹeɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: KⱭN-sən-tɹeɪt. “kɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈkɑnsənˌtɹeɪt/

British

/kɒnsəntɹeɪt/

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Meaning

What “concentrate” means

  1. noun

    the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

  2. noun

    a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

  3. noun

    a concentrated example of something

    “the concentrate of contemporary despair”

Say it in a sentence

“It is hard to concentrate with the radio on.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
kkɑahnn×2ssəschwatt×2ɹreɪlong a

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Questions

“concentrate”, answered

How do you pronounce “concentrate”?

“concentrate” is pronounced /ˈkɑnsənˌtɹeɪt/ (KAHN-suhn-trayt) in American English and /kɒnsəntɹeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “kɑn”. Build it as KⱭN-sən-tɹeɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “concentrate” have?

3: kɑn · sən · tɹeɪt. The beat lands on the first, “kɑn”.

Is “concentrate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈkɑnsənˌtɹeɪt/ (KAHN-suhn-trayt); British English says /kɒnsəntɹeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “concentrate” mean?

As a noun: the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore For example: “It is hard to concentrate with the radio on.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “concentrate”?

Stress the first syllable: KⱭN-sən-tɹeɪt. “kɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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